Question

1. match the statements with the events.

including enslaved people when determining representation increased the political power of slave states.
enslaved people and indentured servants were promised freedom for fighting on the side of the british.
a migration occurred when northerners sold enslaved persons to meet growing demand in the south.
a struggle with british soldiers led to the martyrdom of five colonists, including african american crispus attucks.

1. choose the best answer.

northern black patriots enlisted in the ____ at a high rate because their enslavers forced them to serve or in exchange for a promise of freedom.
maine marines
british army
continental army
virginia navy

Explanation:

1.

• The Three - Fifths Compromise involved including enslaved people when determining representation, which increased the political power of slave states.
• During the American Revolutionary War, the British promised freedom to enslaved people and indentured servants who fought on their side.
• There was a migration of enslaved persons as Northerners sold them to meet the growing demand in the South.
• The Boston Massacre was a struggle with British soldiers that led to the martyrdom of five colonists, including Crispus Attucks.

1. Northern Black Patriots enlisted in the Continental Army at a high rate due to either being forced by their enslavers or in exchange for a promise of freedom.

Answer:

1.

• Including enslaved people when determining representation increased the political power of slave states: Three - Fifths Compromise.
• Enslaved people and indentured servants were promised freedom for fighting on the side of the British: American Revolutionary War events.
• A migration occurred when Northerners sold enslaved persons to meet growing demand in the South: Enslaved - person migration.
• A struggle with British soldiers led to the martyrdom of five colonists, including African American Crispus Attucks: Boston Massacre.

1. Continental Army