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What was promised to slaves thag encouraged them to fight for the British?

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They were promised freedom (I hope this helped) :)

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im not quite sure what thag means but hope i helped


Proclamation issued offering freedom to slaves who agreed to fight for the British. In November of 1775, Virginia's royal governor, John Murray, fourth earl of Dunmore, issued a proclamation in response to information that the colonists had begun forming armies and attacking British troops.

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