Question

During the American Revolution, why did many African-American slaves fight for the British and against the colonists?

(Options are in the comments)

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Answer 1

A) African-American slaves sided with the British because the colonists had excluded slave rights from the Declaration of Independence and the Paris Peace Treaty.

B) African-American slaves defected to the British after their “masters” forced them to serve in separate “black” regiments in the Continental Army.

C) The British guaranteed African-American slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the British during the Revolution.

D) African-American slaves were banned from serving in the Continental Army across the course of the American Revolution.

E) The British assured African-American slaves passage to Africa if they aided the British against the colonists.

Answer 2

During the war, slaves escaped from across New England and the mid-Atlantic area to British-occupied cities, such as New York. The effects of the war were more dramatic in the South. In Virginia the royal governor Lord Dunmore recruited black men into the British forces with the promise of freedom, protection for their families, and land grants. Tens of thousands of slaves escaped to British lines throughout the South, causing dramatic losses to slaveholders and disrupting cultivation and harvesting of crops.

Answer 3

I think it is C

Answer 4

I'm thinking E or C.

Answer 5

It is C, if you read the paragraph, I posted it says the British promised the slaves Freedom & Protection for themselves and their families.

Answer 6

Oh, sorry. Didn't catch that aha' thanks! =]

Answer 7

Americans promised them freedom as well, however, they did not offer the chance for the African Americans to join the army until later in the war, in 1777. Blacks did not care who they fought for, they were fighting for their freedom.

Answer 8

I'm late . you got it already

Answer 9

this isnt my best subject but here is a link if it helps sorry wish i could help you but i havent learned about any revolution http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/revolution/revolution_slavery.cfm hope this helps