African American Contributions During The American Revolution

Due to black codes every African-American had to have some type of shelter and had to work. Many African-Americans were poor because of slavery so they had no shelter or home to go to. The only home they had was where they were kept as slaves. According to document B, “No negro or freedman shall live within the town who does not work for any white person or former owner.” The only way that african-Americans could work is by sharecropping. Sharecropping was another form of slavery. African Americans what are usually staying in their old master's property and work for them. According to document G, african-Americans depended on the owner for supplies and they had to give them half of what they earned usually. Usually African-Americans lived in

Bostonians were a very important part of contributing to the American Revolution. First it started with the Boston Massacre in 1770, where a group of citizens taunted a group of soldiers with snowballs, and as a result, some soldiers fired back on the crowd and killed 5 people. This aggravated the relationship between British and colonies. Then, in 1773, a group of Bostonians leaded by Samuel Adams (called the Sons of Liberty) who dressed up like Indians boarded a British ship and tossed out over 340 chests of Tea in the harbor, as a protest against Tea Act imposed by British. To punish Bostonians, the British passed the Intolerable Acts in 1774, which closed the Port of Boston, revoked the Massachusetts colonial charter, restricted the town

Most slaves were of African American descent. African American slaves and freed man served both sides during the American Revolutionary war. Many of them took this an opportunity to fight for their own liberty and freedom from slavery. Most African Americans who fought in war did receive their freedom as promised. However they soon found that there were inequalities against African Americans, Slavery continued in the United States fo 80 more years.

During the Revolution, the British viewed the African American’s in the South as numbers to add to their side of the war and also as a group of individuals to manipulate in warfare (Nash et al., 2008). On the other hand, the American’s viewed the slaves as vulnerable and dangerous. With so much speak of liberty and freedom during the revolution, the African American’s began to petition against the lives they were living as slaves and fought to have their own liberties.

Slavery was widely practiced throughout the colonies. An abundance of America's natural resources heightened the need for slavery. Africans were taken from their homelands and used to satisfy the need for slavery in America. By 1775, 20% of the colonial population consisted of African Americans.

African-Americans were partially free. They did get the right to vote, some were voted into Congress, they could get jobs and do normal everyday things. But a lot of cities added a lot of restrictions to the black men. They needed to be accompanied by white men or needed special permission to go into the city. They could not be out past a certain time or they would get possible jail time or fines. Yes the fines do not seem like a lot to us now but back then $2.50, $5.00, and $10.00 was a lot of

African Americans living in the North, as well as those in the South, faced multiple challenges. In 1860, tension grew between the North and South. Most southern states still held onto slavery, because their slaves were worth money, while the North was trying to abolish it. The North had many free African Americans, but the question is, were they actually free? Free Africans Americans in the North before the civil war were not actually free because, they had little to none political right, they were not allowed to associate with whites, and making a living, no matter what, was hard.

Blacks in the North were partially free.Document C contains a speech from a young African-American who was first in his class in a New York school.This document will show what it is like to be an African-American looking for a job.In document C it states.”To what will I turn my hand?Shall I be a merchant?No one will have me in his office; white clerks won’t associate with me.Drudgery and servitude,then,are my prospective portion.Can you be surprised at my discouragement?”What this quote means is that since he’s African-American nobody will want to work with him or buy from him, so his only jobs he can choose are drudgery and servitude.This document shows that African-Americans also had some freedom because they weren’t forced into the slave

“Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery,”(W. Dryer). The abolition of slavery in the U.S. began around 1777, after they have signed away their independence from Britain. As America started to take charge of their own country, by the 1800’s, most blacks in the North were considered free. Since the North was first to abolish slavery, about 221,000 or 5% of all African Americans in the United States lived in the North. Although a larger population of ex-slaves lived in the South, they did not obtain the rights that every man should possess. That’s where the question stands, just how free were free blacks in the North? Freedom can be described as exemption from absolute restrictions

Africans in the Military Introduction African Americans around the United States have greatly impacted the outcomes of the wars the nation fought throughout history. Their valorous acts of bravery were a main reason that the outcomes of the wars were the way they were. Key examples in which they displayed great valor and bravery were the Civil War, World War I, and the Revolutionary war.

” For many, the economic structure of slavery still held strong and it established status in British America. Slavery had begun in the later half of the 17th century and in many ways, it had made Atlantic commerce and overseas settlement possible. Thousands of Africans had been shipped overseas to work in the fields of staple crops. In the years leading up to the American Revolution, high concentrations of slaves remained in the southern colonies where they continued to labour on cotton and tobacco plantations. Of the thirteen colonies, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas held the highest concentrations of slaves. In 1775, it is estimated that of the 2.5 million people living in the thirteen colonies, 500,000 were blacks. The vast majority of these blacks were slaves, with many labouring for their masters under harsh conditions. Although their experiences were difficult, blacks rarely revolted or staged rebellions against their masters. This has often been associated with the plantation system, and the role it played in severing blacks’ ties to one another. As highlighted by historian Silvia Frey, “The North American plantation organization, with the dominating presence of the master, inhibited the development of the tribal cohesiveness that characterized the islands’ plantation organization and produced widespread violence against whites by black guerrilla bands.” However, despite the absence of any significant

The British saw Washington’s original actions and promised emancipation for all slaves who fought for England. Washington's position towards blacks had made it clear that the individuals running the revolution were not interested in black freedom, so the British offer literally produced a flood of African-American volunteers to the British Army. The escaped slaves were not merely good soldiers; they were passionate and saw the British cause as a way to rebel against their American masters. Despite being on the losing end of the war, slaves who fought for the British in the American Revolution mark the beginning of an emancipation movement.

Early in the history of the colonies, slavery was widely accepted as well as applauded. Slaves were a key part in the development of the country and they were a very important part in the revolutionary war. Slaves fought on both sides of the revolution, it is estimated at nearly 5000 thousand men. The American Revolution was very important as it brought about different views and ideas. "In much of the North, by contrast, the combination of Revolutionary sentiment and evangelical Christian fervor helped spread antislavery sentiments widely through society" (Brinkley 120). The American Revolution had a huge impact on Northern states; antislavery movement swept the states. The slave trade was outlawed in several states and laws were changed regarding freeing slaves.

African Americans weren’t slaves in the North but were they really free? The free African Americans lived in New England, Mid-Atlantic states and the mid west. There were 31,000,000 people and 14% were African Americans. The question is did the free blacks in the North have political freedom, economic freedom, social freedom, and religious freedom? The free blacks in the North were not truly free.

Throughout American history, African Americans have had to decide whether they belonged in the United States or if they should go elsewhere. Slavery no doubtfully had a great impact upon their decisions. However, despite their troubles African Americans made a grand contribution and a great impact on both armed forces of the Colonies and British. "The American Negro was a participant as well as a symbol."; (Quarles 7) African Americans were active on and off the battlefield, they personified the goal freedom, the reason for the war being fought by the Colonies and British. The African Americans were stuck in the middle of a war between white people. Their loyalty was not to one side or another, but to a principle, the principle of liberty.