Question

What were the "buffalo soldiers"?

• A. Troops tasked with eliminating the buffalo herds.
• B. Troops diverted from the Civil War.
• C. Native Americans recruited to fight on the side of the Americans.
• D. African-American soldiers sent out to the frontier.
• E. A derisive nickname for soldiers from the South.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Troops tasked with eliminating the buffalo herds.

Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Black Cavalry by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars. They are Troops tasked with eliminating the buffalo herds

The correct answer is A.