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Which war?The Brits freed loads through several wars, because Britain disagreed with slavery so much, they even had a Royal Navy task force dedicated to sinking American and European slave ships.

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Who did African Americans support in the Revolutionary War?

There were some slaves who fought with the colonists and there were free african men in the North who fought with the colonists. A larger majority of slaves fought with the British. It was well known across the colonies that any slave who fought with the British would receive their freedom after the Revolutionary War was over.


Which group of people were allowed to fight for the British during the American Revolution in exchange for their freedom when the war ended?

slaves


What did the British offer African Americans who fought for them in the Revolutionary War?

Lord Dunmore, the governor of Virginia who was entrusted with the role of maintaining British role in the colonies at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, proclaimed that he would free any black slaves that fought for the British. After the revolutionary war, many of them sailed to New York, Nova Scotia, and England. Once there a registry was created detailing the slaves position to the British. In the end it has approximately 3000 names, including men, women, and children. About 200 went to England as freed slaves.


What was the deffinition or a patriot during the revolutionary war?

A person who wanted to free American colonies from British rule


What happened to many black slaves who fled the British Army during the Revolutionary war?

Many Black slaves who fled the British Army during the American Revolutionary War sought freedom by joining British forces, which promised liberation in exchange for military service. However, after the war, many of these individuals faced uncertainty, as some were returned to their former owners or faced challenges in securing their freedom. Those who remained loyal to the British often relocated to Canada or other British territories, where they could find more stable conditions for their new lives. The war ultimately highlighted the complexities of freedom and loyalty for Black individuals during this tumultuous period.

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How did economics effect slaves during the US Civil War?

the economic effected slaves during the civil war because when slaves got free they had 2 pay their own duse 2 everything


Who did African Americans support in the Revolutionary War?

There were some slaves who fought with the colonists and there were free african men in the North who fought with the colonists. A larger majority of slaves fought with the British. It was well known across the colonies that any slave who fought with the British would receive their freedom after the Revolutionary War was over.


Why did Lincoln free the slaves DURING the civil war?

To weaken the Confederate states.


What was norths goals during the civil war?

to free all slaves from slavry in the south


Who did black slaves support during the revolutionary war?

There were 20,000 Black slaves that served the British for their causes and 5,000 black slaves served the Continental Army.


What was an effect of the Revolutionary War?

Some colonists were free of British rule however many did'nt make it,they remained as slaves.


Which statement is truePresident Lincoln wanted to free all slaves at the beginning of the war?

President Lincoln favored saving the Union over freeing the slaves.


Which group of people were allowed to fight for the British during the American Revolution in exchange for their freedom when the war ended?

slaves


What was the lifestyle of a slave during the Civil War?

Slaves were treated poorly in the South, were it was legal. They were free in the north.


Where there slaves in the Civil War?

Yes. There was slaves during the civil war.


Would slaves be set free if they fought in the Civil War?

Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.


What side did the black groups choose during the revolutionary war?

Americans because the Americans said they'd free slaves who fought in the war after the war.