During the american revolution, why did many african-american slaves fight for the british and against the colonists?

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.

During the American revolution, many African-American slaves fought for the British instead of the colonists because the British guaranteed African American slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the British during the Revolution.

Further Explanation:

Even though American colonists claimed they were fighting for "liberty" and wrote that "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence, their fight for freedom did not include ending the institution of slavery. Many American colonists relied heavily on slave labor in order to generate profits. Slaves were a consistent labor force that helped to produce crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo which made colonists rich. Therefor, many colonists did not want the institution of slavery to end if they were successful in their fight for independence.

Knowing this information, the British government and the loyalists within the colony began to recruit African-American slaves for military service. The promise of freedom (aka liberation) if Britain won resulted in thousands of slaves running away from their plantations to join the British. Besides joining in the fight, some African American slaves worked as spies for the British.

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Key Details:

Topics: American History, American Revolution, Loyalists vs. Patriots, African Americans and the American Revolution

Grade Level: 9-12

Keywords: American Revolution, Britain, Loyalists, African-American slaves in America

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