The Role of Black Slaves and Freed Black Slaves in the Revolutionary War
Black slaves and freed Blacks
Carolyn Wood
September 1, 2015
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Agenda
• The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the
Revolutionary War
• The effect the Revolution had
• The political economic and social effects of the war
• Conclusion
The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the Revolutionary War
• They fought at Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Bunker
Hill.
• Altogether, some 5,000 free blacks and slaves served in the Continental army during the Revolution.
• By 1778, many states, including Virginia, granted freedom to slaves who served in the Revolutionary war.
The effect the Revolution had
• The American Revolution had profound effects on the institution of slavery.
• Several thousand slaves won their freedom by serving on both sides of the War of Independence.
The political
• The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President
Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
• As soon as a slave escaped the control of the Confederate government, by running away or through advances of federal troops, the slave became legally free.
economic and social effects of the war
• Free Southern blacks continued to live under the shadow of slavery, unable to travel or assemble as freely as those in the
North
• freed African Americans, especially in the North, were active participants in American society.
• Some owned land, homes, businesses, and paid taxes.
• African Americans also engaged in achieving freedom for others, which was a complex and dangerous and had hiding places was known as the "underground railroad."
Conclusion
• Thousands of freed blacks, with the aid of interested whites, returned to Africa with the aid of the American
Colonization Society and colonized what eventually became Liberia.
• While some African Americans chose this option, the vast majority felt themselves to be Americans and focused their efforts on achieving equality within the United
States.
References
• Digital
Carolyn Wood
September 1, 2015
HIS/110
Agenda
• The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the
Revolutionary War
• The effect the Revolution had
• The political economic and social effects of the war
• Conclusion
The role Black slaves and freed Blacks played in the Revolutionary War
• They fought at Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Bunker
Hill.
• Altogether, some 5,000 free blacks and slaves served in the Continental army during the Revolution.
• By 1778, many states, including Virginia, granted freedom to slaves who served in the Revolutionary war.
The effect the Revolution had
• The American Revolution had profound effects on the institution of slavery.
• Several thousand slaves won their freedom by serving on both sides of the War of Independence.
The political
• The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President
Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
• As soon as a slave escaped the control of the Confederate government, by running away or through advances of federal troops, the slave became legally free.
economic and social effects of the war
• Free Southern blacks continued to live under the shadow of slavery, unable to travel or assemble as freely as those in the
North
• freed African Americans, especially in the North, were active participants in American society.
• Some owned land, homes, businesses, and paid taxes.
• African Americans also engaged in achieving freedom for others, which was a complex and dangerous and had hiding places was known as the "underground railroad."
Conclusion
• Thousands of freed blacks, with the aid of interested whites, returned to Africa with the aid of the American
Colonization Society and colonized what eventually became Liberia.
• While some African Americans chose this option, the vast majority felt themselves to be Americans and focused their efforts on achieving equality within the United
States.
References
• Digital
References: • Digital History . (2014). Retrieved from http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/exploratio ns/revolution/revolution_slavery.cfm • The Emancipation Proclamation . (2015). Retrieved from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/ema ncipation_proclamation/ • Free Blacks in the Antebellum Period. (2015). Retrieved from http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aopart2.html