What effect did Lord Dunmore’s proclamation have on the Revolution? Be sure to consider the British, Patriot, and African-American perspectives
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that Lord Dunmore issued his proclamation to entice slaves to join his army.
2. Outline the perspective of the Patriots: the British were creating a race war by encouraging slaves to escape southern plantations.
3. Comment on the irony of the democratic basis of the War for Independence while Thomas Jefferson and George Washington lost their own slaves to the British side.
4. Comment on the elevated British opinion, which influenced the Americans, of black men’s fighting ability in battle.
5. Outline the perspective of African-American slaves: Many chose freedom by fighting for the British, only to evacuate to other locations after the war.
6. Explain that British use of ex-slaves as troops was significant in some battles.
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a. give the United States a sense of responsibility for international affairs. b. establish one of the central fixed principles of American foreign policy. c. establish closer relations between the United States and Latin America. d. contribute to the American illusion of isolation from world affairs. e. provide an effective check against any new European imperialism in the Americas.
________ was the first English colony founded for trade and profit instead of for religious reasons.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote, marked the beginning of a new era of progressive reform.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)