I do hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, or others, (appertaining to Rebels,) free, that are able and willing to
bear arms, they joining His Majesty's Troops.
---John Murray, royal governor of the British Colony of Virginia, November 7, 1775
Which of the following recruitment strategies does this statement illustrate?
O A. giving arms to loyalist communities
OB. forcing enlistment of indentured servants
OC. allowing women to serve as war nurses
OD. granting liberty to enslaved people