Why did free blacks and slaves in Venezuela join forces with the Spanish loyalists during the era of the Junta Central?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
The Junta maintained a narrow agenda which defended slavery and opposed citizenship for blacks and mixed-race people. The Junta wanted to expel Spaniards from the upper levels of government and further their own political positions.
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