Many Native American groups and enslaved people sided with the British during the American Revolution because they hoped the British would offer them more freedom after the war. The British had promised freedom to enslaved individuals who joined their forces, and some Native American tribes believed that aligning with the British would help protect their lands from encroachment by 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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