USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the war, James returned to his enslavement under William Armistead. In 1783 the Virginia State Assembly passed an act that granted slaves who fought as Soldiers their freedom. James, however, was not among those freed. Since he was a spy and not a Soldier, his enslaved status remained unchanged.

Detailed explanation-2: -James Armistead provided critical intel to the Continental Army as a double agent during the Revolutionary War. In the autumn of 1781, the American colonial army fought in the Battle of Yorktown, the final and arguably most consequential battle for American independence from British rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Armistead was born a slave in the late 1740s in New Kent County, Virginia. His owner, William Armistead, was a farmer who sold supplies to the Continental Army. James learned that slaves who served with the American cause would gain their freedom once the war was over-and the Americans won.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1781, James Armistead volunteered to join the U.S. Army in order to fight for the American Revolution. His master granted him permission to join the revolutionary cause, and the American Continental Army stationed Armistead to serve under the Marquis de Lafayette, the commander of allied French forces.