Question 6 (3 points) After Robert Smalls escaped to the Union army, how did he play an important role in the outcome of the war? He traveled to Europe and convinced England and France to remain neutral in the war. He became an influential voice in convincing Lincoln to recruit black soldiers for the war effort. He returned to the Charleston area repeatedly to capture other Confederate ships for the Union navy. He moved to Canada and encouraged other escaped slaves to do the same in case of Confederate victory.