Asked by Zephyr Benedict

One action that angered patriot colonists during the American Revolution was a decree that offered freedom to slaves and indentured servants if they declared loyalty to the British crown and fought alongside the redcoats. This decree was known as
A. the Royal Proclamation.
B. the Proclamation of 1763.
C. the Declaration of Independence.
D. Lord Dunmore's Proclamation.

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D. Lord Dunmore's Proclamation.

Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore (Virginia's royal governor), issued the 1775 proclamation offering freedom to slaves and indentured servants of rebels who left their masters to fight for the British. This enraged many Patriot colonists.