Why was Robert Smalls significant?
O He led a group of enslaved people in an escape by stealing the Confederate ship The Planter and giving this ship to the Union.
O He persuaded his Confederate captain to guide The Planter through Confederate waters and lead enslaved people to freedom.
O He escaped and led others to freedom by migrating to free territory in Canada.
O He helped the 54th Massachusetts regiment in the Battle of Fort Wagner in the fight against Confederate soldiers.
