Why Did Many African Americans in the North Take Up

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why did many African Americans in the North take up arms to fight the British?

• A) They believed that the king and the British Parliament were solely responsible for their lack of freedom.
• B) They felt that the British had unfairly taxed them without offering representation in Congress.
• C) They believed that the Americans were more likely to win the war.
• D) They felt that the army was the safest place for them to be at the time.
• E) They felt that the Americans were more likely to free them from slavery if they sided with them.

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