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 were seen as a potential ally against colonial expansion that threatened Native lands and for enslaved individuals, they were offered the promise of freedom in exchange for their support against the American colonists.
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.
They were promised equal representation in a postwar government.
They hoped the British would offer them more freedom after the war.
They hoped the British would offer them more freedom after the war.
They wished to preserve their religious traditions, which were influenced by Britain.
They wished to preserve their religious traditions, which were influenced by Britain.
They hoped the British would make the French leave their lands.
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