African American Revolution Research Paper

When you learn about African American’s during the Revolutionary era you get to perceive the American Revolution from a new perspective. The American revolution, also known as the Great Rebellion took place from 1765 to 1783. The United States declared their independence in 1776 and African Americans had a big part to do with it. In 1619 when the first slaves came to America they contributed more to making this country great than the biggest plantation owners ever would. The American Revolution was an important time for the Patriots and the British but it was an even bigger time for African Americans. For free African American’s in the north the revolution was huge because it drew more attention to them. Enslaved African American’s were promised

Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens wanted slaves to be able to earn their freedom by fighting in the war. Hamilton and Laurens believed that if the Continental Army did not give the slaves a chance to earn their freedom then Great Britain would take the opportunity. They were right. However, South Carolina Legislature didn’t approve this idea because slave import was at a standstill and the slave owners that ran the legislature did not like the idea of it. Then the British Governor made an announcement that all enslaved African Americans will be freed if they run away from their owners and fight for the British. Now Britain had slaves on their side too but they did not have free blacks. There was still no reason for free black people to join the British Army if they were in the North so they lost that demographic. Unlike a lot of the slave owners in The United States the British Governor went through with his promise and relocated those slaves to Britain, Nova Scotia and Jamaica. Most of them being sent to Jamaica and Nova Scotia because even though Britain freed them they still didn’t want them in their own country. Prince Whipple came from a wealthy family in Africa and an Englishman who was supposed to take him to The United States to get an education but the Englishman was a racist who sold him into slavery instead. White people had no concern for any person of color, royalty or not, during the revolutionary era. They didn’t care how much money his family had or what they owned. Prince Whipple isn’t even his real name but it’s the only name people know him by because that was his slave owner, William Whipple’s surname. The prince was taken from Africa never to return and died at the young age of