Which of the following is true of the soldiers who fought for american independence?
a. because they had the most to gain, men of substantial property served in disproportionately high numbers throughout the war.
b. relatively few—only one in sixty—lost their lives in the war.
c. lacking any military experience and unsure of their cause, the soldiers performed so poorly that it took the addition of 25,000 french ground troops to prevent a british victory.
d. nearly one-third of all american soldiers were slaves fighting as substitutes for their masters.
e. during the war’s later years, the continental army relied increasingly on young men with limited economic prospects./73937974/chapter-5-part- 2-mid-term-1301-flash-cards/