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Promised freedom to slaves that joined the British cause
No.
by promising them freedom
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The British offered freedom and independence. The 13 colonies offered more rights. The slaves went for British because they wanted freedom, not rights.
Because America had them as slaves
There were 20,000 Black slaves that served the British for their causes and 5,000 black slaves served the Continental Army.
A slave owner can have as many slaves as they can afford to buy and support.
The British had a large part in slavery in that the many of the British people were purchasers of slaves. They also held slaves and farmed with slave labor.
650
10,000
Roughly 24%
Prior to the end of slavery in the British empire there may have been millions of slaves. The exact number may never be known.
The British imported approximately 12 million slaves to the Americas from 1601 to 1810.
The British offered them freedom if they served with them. An interesting historical fact is that many slaves found freedom on ships.
Estimates on the number of former Black slaves, African Americans, vary on this issue. One reliable source places the number of slaves leaving North America with the British at 3,000.
The British people didn't have the persuasion that this war was really big to Great Britain leaving them no choice but to not support the war