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during the american revolution, why did many african-american slaves fight for the british and against the colonists

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The British guaranteed African-American slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the British during the Revolution.
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Answer: They wanted freedom.

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One of the main motives the African-American slaves had to joined the patriot or British armies during the American Revolution was to gain freedom. The free black people enlisted on their own volition. Other possible motives were the rewards and the feeling of adventure.

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