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Why did African Americans fight for the British in the American Revolution?
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∙ 13y ago
The black people who came to America from England were every bit as offended and hurt by King George's taxes as any other ethnic group. Every good man with a rifle was welcomed into the struggle.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agobecause the British offer of freedom to enslave people of African Americans and that made Washington change his policy
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∙ 14y agoThey wanted to be free. The South wouldn't allow that, and Lincoln put the Emancipation Proclamation into action, if the North won the war, they would be free.
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∙ 13y agoIn the war, any slaves captured by British would be aloud to fight or spy against the American settlers. If they survived, they would be granted freedom.
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∙ 9y agoThey were told that if they fought they would become free. This was enticing to many who were tired of being slaves.
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What are you called if your African American but from England?
British. To be African-American you would have to be from America. Most black Americans are moving back to being called black because they realize a hyphenated American sounds unpatriotic.
What did the British promise African Americans if they fought for the British?
because they need more man
Did John Hancock struggle?
He struggled against the British in the American Revolution.
Why did Frederick Douglass Think it was important for African Americans to fight in the war?
He didn't want them to fight at first. But then he realized he needed the most people he could get to fight the British so he let them fight. Plus the British promised the African Americans their freedom if they fought with them. So there's another reason he wanted them.
Why did some Americans believed that the US should help France?
Because it was French money, and the French navy, that helped the American Colonials win their Revolution against the British and gain their Independence.
Was their African-Americans during the American Revolution?
Yes there were African Americans in the revolutionary war. One Peter Salem was even named a hero after killing a British commander at the battle of concord.
Why was the American Revolution a fallasy?
Compare the strenghts and weaknesses of the British and Americans entering the American Revolution
Is patriots - Americans?
If you were a Patriot in the American Revolution you were an American against the British.
Which side did the most Native Americans support in the American Revolution?
the British
How did African Americans take part in the Revolution?
They helped they British and the New World
Where a British a part of the amerincan revolution?
If your question was "Were the British part of the American Revolution," the answer is yes they were the enemy of the Americans. The colonists (the Americans) were fighting for their freedom from Britain.
What were the British called during the Revolution?
Americans called the British "Red Coats" or "Regulars" during the American Revolution.
What did General Clinton do during the American Revolution?
Henry Clinton was a British General in the American Revolution. He was against the Americans.
Did the British win the American Revolution War?
Yes the British actually beat the Americans
Which side did African Americans fight for the American revolution?
they fought for both sides
What was the war Americans fought for independence called?
The battle by the 13 British American colonies for independence was called the American Revolution.
Are bluecoats American or British?
Bluecoats were Colonial Americans. The British were the Redcoats. The Colonial Americans were British subjects who fought the mother country for their independence and won it after a revolution.
