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During the American Revolution, why did many African-American slaves fight for the British and against the colonists?

A. African-American slaves sided with the British because the colonists had excluded slave rights from the Declaration of Independence and the Paris Peace Treaty.
B. African-American slaves defected to the British after their “masters” forced them to serve in separate “black” regiments in the Continental Army.
C. The British guaranteed African-American slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the British during the Revolution.
D. African-American slaves were banned from serving in the Continental Army across the course of the American Revolution.
E. The British assured African-American slaves passage to Africa if they aided the British against the colonists.

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The answer is C.-They wanted freedom
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I'm pretty sure it is C
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