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itsmyluck

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on: Aug 9, 2018
What right did Massachusetts, unique among the colonies, grant its black residents in 1783?
 
  A) the right for free blacks to own property and be legally married
  B) the right for black men, who paid taxes, to vote
  C) the right for both black men and women to vote
  D) the right to freedom of speech, even for slaves

Question 2

What effect did Lord Dunmore's proclamation have on the Revolution? Be sure to consider the British, Patriot, and African-American perspectives.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: 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 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 the use of ex-slave troops by the British was significant in some battles.


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Reply 2 on: Aug 9, 2018
Excellent

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