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☆☆☆☆☆Along with protesting the new British taxes, the colonists also wrote defiant pamphlets. The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783.
King George III. At the time, he was the King of England, and all the acts of oppression from Britain on the American colonies seemed to come from him.
Many colonies passed laws that allowed black men to serve in the colonial forces, with some guaranteeing slaves their freedom after the war.
George Washington initially halted the recruitment of black soldiers, but altered his stance in 1778 as colonial forces dwindled in some areas. The British (especially Virginia's Lord Dunmore) attempted to weaken the revolution by freeing slaves in the South. A few hundred fought for the British, but many more simply used the opportunity to escape their slave masters.
British troops had better training and more supplies
The lack of respect for Patriot soldiers
