Some African-Americans were offered freedom by either the colonists or the British. Volunteers to the Continental Army hoped that a free United States would mean new freedoms for all races.
The British offered African-Americans freedom if they fought for them, but slaves risked the chance of being punished if caught running away from their masters.
If they fought for a year they were freed.
If they fought for a year they were freed.
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During the Revolutionary War, James Armistead, an African American, was a spy.
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some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
He was the first African American to fight in the revolutionary war.
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During the Revolutionary War, James Armistead, an African American, was a spy.
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some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
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African Americans were involved in the Revolutionary War as soldiers and sailors. They fought for freedom. Both slaves and free African Americans joined the fight.
There was never a second American Revolutionary War, there was only one.
some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
No, George Washington fought in the American Revolutionary War.
African Americans were involved in the Revolutionary War as soldiers and sailors. They fought for freedom. Both slaves and free African Americans joined the fight.