Question

memoir from boston king
background: boston king was a charleston - born enslaved man who escaped his captor and joined the loyalists. he made his way to nova scotia and later sierra leone, where he published his memoirs in 1792. the excerpt below describes his experience in new york after the war.
when i arrived at new york, my friends rejoiced to see me once more restored to liberty, and joined me in praising the lord for his mercy and goodness. ... in 1783 the horrors and devastation of war happily terminated, and peace was restored between america and great britain, which diffused universal joy among all parties, except us, who had escaped from slavery and taken refuge in the english army; for a report prevailed at new - york, that all the slaves, in number 2000, were to be delivered up to their masters, altho some of them had been three or four years among the english. this dreadful rumour filled us all with inexpressible anguish and terror, especially when we saw our old masters coming from virginia, north carolina, and
7 multiple choice 1 point
which of the following best explains how boston kings memoir complicates traditional narratives of the american revolution?
it reveals that the revolutions promises of liberty did not extend equally to all groups.
it shows that enslaved people viewed the revolution only as a chance to escape to canada.
it demonstrates that the revolution resolved slavery as a national issue.
it proves that loyalists universally supported slavery while patriots opposed it.
clear my selection

Explanation:

Boston King was an escaped enslaved person. His memoir shows that while the American Revolution promised liberty, it did not extend equally to enslaved people as they still faced the threat of being returned to slavery. The other options are incorrect as his memoir doesn't suggest enslaved people only saw the Revolution as a chance to escape to Canada, didn't resolve slavery as a national issue, and doesn't prove Loyalists universally supported slavery and Patriots opposed it.

Answer:

It reveals that the Revolution's promises of liberty did not extend equally to all groups.