African American slaves
1770 marked an era where the Britons had established several colonies in the United States of America. The original inhabitants of America, red Indians, had been displaced by the influx of immigrants from Europe. Many of the immigrants were Christians who suffered persecutions in Europe. Also, there were Germans who were escaping the devastating conditions of their country. All these provided a good ground for Britain to form colonies. The Europeans who inhabited the lands of America practiced farming as their main economic activity. Labor in the plantations was essential; thus, slavery of Africans to work in the fields provided a solution to the problem. As time moved on, America has been facing much influence from Britain. The Britons were the ones running the activities around the colonies. The administration of the Britons was turning to a nuisance by the inhabitants of the Americans. They began demanding more taxes, which brought retaliation.
After the French and Indian War, Britain had the urge to have an expansion in the control of western territories. During this period, King George iii was at the epitome of the leadership of Great Britain. The connection of the Britons to the western territories was through the trade. Lack of banks prompted the use of barter trade as the form of trade to happen. In 1763, the king issued a proclamation hindering settlements beyond the Appalachians Mountains.
Two years after the proclamation, the British parliament passed the Quartering Act. The Act stated that the colonists had to pay or find lodging for the British soldiers in America. The Act turned out to be a headache for the colonists since the end of the French war put the stationing of soldiers in colonies to an end. The French and Indian war brought an accumulation of debt to Britain. Since there were colonies in the west, there was an opportunity to use them to compensate for the deficit brought by the war. The British parliament, together with the king, felt that they had the power to impose an increase in tax. In 1765, the passing of the Swamp Act occurred. The Act required the use of a unique paper bearing an embossed tax swamp in all legal documents — two years after facilitated the passing of the Townsend Act. The Act imposed taxes on imported goods such as tea.
All these Acts were not taken well by the colonists. Enough became enough, and a change needed to take place. The colonists devised means to make their anger felt by the Britons. They started to express their frustrations by boycotting. The colonists refused to buy British goods. In 1773, the Boston Tea Party-dumping imported tea into the water- happened. This rebellion caused a congress sitting. In 1774, the first congress tried to solve the issues of the colonists. All these efforts by the Britons were thus a way to enslave the white Americans.
Contrary to the feelings of the white Americans, the African American slaves were happy with the Britons. Black Americans saw an opportunity to be free. Their masters were facing a period of hardship and thus weakening them. Also, the Britons brought the dream to attain freedom closer. In 1772, there was a report to Lord Dartmouth, a British secretary for colonies, from Dunmore. Dunmore put across an expression of the slaves rising against their masters in case a war erupts. The Britons also felt the need to end slavery since it raised concerns from many angles. The suppression of the colonists by the Britons provided an opportunity for the African American slaves to escape slavery.