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5. What idea, popularized during the American Revolution, led enslaved Africans, as well as others,

to fight against slavery in the colonies? *

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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.

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