some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
They had to decide which army to fight for, and there were various reasons to fight for each side. During the American Revolutionary War, African Americans served both the Continental Army (5,000 men) and the British Army (20000 men).
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Hessian troops did not fight as British Allies but as mercenaries.
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Among the many African Americans who fought for independence was Crispus Attucks, a former enslaved man who is often recognized as the first casualty of the American Revolution during the Boston Massacre in 1770. His death became a powerful symbol for the abolitionist movement and the fight for civil rights. Additionally, thousands of African Americans served in various capacities during the Revolutionary War, contributing significantly to the struggle for American independence. Their involvement highlighted the complex relationship between the fight for freedom and the institution of slavery in the United States.
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.
some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
They had to decide which army to fight for, and there were various reasons to fight for each side. During the American Revolutionary War, African Americans served both the Continental Army (5,000 men) and the British Army (20000 men).
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.
FREEDOM
Most southern states refused to accept African Americans to fight in their state militias during the revolutionary war because they were scared of slave revolts.
African American slaves saw the revolutionary war as a fight for independence and freedom of slavery; while the loyolists were bribed that they would be liberated by Britain
Lemuel Hayes was among 5,000 African Americans to fight alongside the Patriots amidst the Revolutionary War.
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lemuel haynes was one of 5,000 african americans to fight along side the patriot amidst the revolutionary war
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Hessian troops did not fight as British Allies but as mercenaries.