Black Soldiers in the American Revolution

What percentage of Black people were enslaved in the colonies during the American Revolution?

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

• 100%

Which side did more Black men fight for during the American Revolution?

• American Patriots

• French Allies

• Spanish Forces

• British Loyalists

What was the main reason Black soldiers saw a British victory as their best chance for freedom?

• The British promised them wealth

• The British promised them education

• The British promised them liberation

• The British promised them land

Who issued the proclamation urging enslaved people to join the Loyalist forces?

• John Murray, the Royal Governor of Virginia

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What was the name of the all-Black British regiment that mostly filled engineering and labor roles?

• Black Pioneers

• Ethiopian Regiment

• Liberty Battalion

• Rhode Island Regiment

Which regiment promised freedom in exchange for service to fill their quotas?

• Continental Army

• Ethiopian Regiment

• Black Pioneers

• First Rhode Island Regiment

What was the outcome for many Black Loyalists who relocated to Nova Scotia?

• They returned to Africa

• They became wealthy landowners

• They faced discrimination and racism

• They received large land grants

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

• Abolished slavery

• Enshrined inequality into the U.S. Constitution

• Provided land to Black soldiers

• Granted full citizenship to Black Americans

What was the promise made by Sir Henry Clinton to Black men and women who joined the British army?

• Citizenship and voting rights

• Education and wealth

• Freedom and land

• Safe passage to Africa

What did the government of Nova Scotia announce in 2017 regarding the Black population?

• Granting of full citizenship rights

• Provision of free education

• Investment in securing legal title to their land

• Abolition of all discriminatory laws