Answer:
D. They could pay soldiers for their service with land rather than money.
Explanation:
The pillage and gift system consisted in the pillaging of conquered lands, and the gift of those lands to the soldiers who helped conquered them in first place.
As the functioning of the system implies, it was used by nobles to pay their soldiers with land instead of currency, since payments in currency form were not always convenient or possible because some nobles could not issue currency, or could do so, but at the cost of debasement and inflation.
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Explanation:
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
Although black soldiers proved themselves as reputable soldiers, discrimination in pay and other areas remained widespread. According to the Militia Act of 1862, soldiers of African descent were to receive $10.00 a month, with an optional deduction for clothing at $3.00.
