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It offered enslaved Africans freedom in exchange for supporting the Patriots during the American Revolution.
It offered enslaved Africans freedom in exchange for supporting the Patriots during the American Revolution.
It offered enslaved Africans freedom in exchange for supporting the Loyalists during the American Revolution.
It offered enslaved Africans freedom in exchange for supporting the Loyalists during the American Revolution.
It guaranteed representation in Parliament for all Loyalists who defended the British government.
It guaranteed representation in Parliament for all Loyalists who defended the British government.
It laid out the Patriots’ motivations for the American Revolution.
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The correct response is:
It offered enslaved Africans freedom in exchange for supporting the Loyalists during the American Revolution.
Dunmore’s Proclamation, issued by Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia in 1775, promised freedom to enslaved people who joined the British forces in their fight against the American Revolution, thereby offering an opportunity for enslaved individuals to escape bondage by supporting the Loyalist cause.
