EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
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Believed they would gain freedom from slavery
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Expected to get land when the war was over
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Hoped to earn free passage to Africa
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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: -During the American Revolution African American men, both enslaved and free fought in the Continental Army. Black soldiers served in mostly integrated units at this time. The First Rhode Island Regiment is the most famous regiment that included African Americans during the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians estimate that more than 20, 000 runaway slaves joined the British during the American Revolution. The experiences of the “Black Loyalists” represent the largest exodus of North America slaves before the Civil War. Enslaved men of color supported the British cause for a number of reasons.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were some ways that African Americans attempted to secure freedom during the Revolutionary period? African Americans attempted to pass as freeborn blacks. African Americans created and presented freedom petitions. African Americans used the legal system and sued in court for freedom.
Detailed explanation-5: -The American Revolution, which inspired enslaved and free African Americans to claim greater rights for themselves, created both psychological and physical freedom for those who “pretended to be free” or who simply ed to create their own liberty.