THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The Continental army needed as many soldiers as possible.
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The British offered freedom to any slaves who fought for them.
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The Continental army wanted to avoid offending soldiers from southern states.
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The British threatened to enslave any African American who refused to join them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the American Revolution, gaining freedom was the strongest motive for Black enslaved people who joined the Patriot or British armies. It is estimated that 20, 000 African Americans joined the British cause, which promised freedom to enslaved people, as Black Loyalists.
Detailed explanation-2: -This changed at the state level as 1778 saw huge shortages in enlistments from local townships. To fill their quotas, they began allowing enslaved people and free African-Americans to enlist.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 19, 1775, Massachusetts militiamen of color, free and enslaved, along with their white comrades opposed British troops during the operations intended to seize American arms that ended in a harried retreat to the safety of Boston. Blacks served in Minute companies, as well as the normal embodied militia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Historians estimate that between 5, 000 and 8, 000 African-descended people participated in the Revolution on the Patriot side, and that upward of 20, 000 served the crown. Many fought with extraordinary bravery and skill, their exploits lost to our collective memory.
Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists planned to free any enslaved Africans that agreed to fight for them.