History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0755 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dunmore's Proclamation
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The idea
In November seventeen seventy-five Lord Dunmore, royal governor of Virginia, promised freedom to enslaved people and indentured servants of rebels who remained loyal to the king.
In practice
A military measure aimed at stripping the rebellion of its labour force.
Where people slip
The anchor judges that the strategy backfired politically, galvanising Patriot resistance rather than breaking it.
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