What Was the Primary Reason That Motivated Slaves to Join

question 9

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason that motivated slaves to join the Continental army?

• A) To enlist in the army meant they were automatically free, since only freemen could legally fight.
• B) Many were promised their freedom after the war was over.
• C) They were forced by their masters to join.
• D) They felt an overwhelming duty to protect American soil from the British.
• E) Their fields were overrun with combatants, and they were swept along with them.

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