Many Native American groups and enslaved people sided with the British during the American Revolution primarily because they hoped the British would offer them more freedom after the war. The British had indicated that they would support the liberation of enslaved people and protect Native lands from American expansion, which motivated these groups to ally with them against the colonial rebels.
Why did many Native American groups and enslaved people side with the British during the American Revolution?
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• They were promised equal representation in a postwar government.
O They hoped the British would offer them more freedom after the war.
O They wished to preserve their religious traditions, which were influenced by Britain.
O They hoped the British would make the French leave their lands.
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