History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0769 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Savannah and the Enslaved
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The idea
The British took Savannah in December seventeen seventy-eight, and thousands of enslaved people fled to British lines there seeking freedom.
In practice
Britain raising twenty Loyalist regiments in the southern campaign.
Where people slip
The Continental Congress had suggested freeing enslaved people who joined the Patriot army. Georgia and South Carolina refused outright.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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