It is thoroughly evident evident that the American and Haitian revolution had an immense impact on the lives of African descent. Myriad of negative and positives outcomes derived from both those respected revolutions that altered blacks lives as a whole. Nevertheless, the sugar and cotton revolution had a greater impact on the lives of people of African descent.
The American Revolution gave blacks their first true taste of freedom that could be acquired through legal means. By participating in the war on either the colonist or the british side, the promise of freedom was the incentive for slaves to fight a war that did not correspond with them. Lord Dunmore who was the Governor of Virginia and he stated that “slaves will fight for whoever …show more content…
100). As well as “ Tens of thousands of slaves took advantage of the disruption caused by the Revolutionary War to escape slavery by running away. (Bracey.Sinha.49). This increased the probability of enslaved blacks “escaping confinement” (lecture. Oct2), during the warfare. The American Revolution “furthered strengthened the slave's hand” (Berlin. 100) by the questioning of patriots complaints regarding their enslavement to tyranny. Thomas Paine in 1775 stated that how could Americans “complain so loudly… while they hold so many hundreds of thousands in slavery?” (Berlin.100). The result of this had some rebellious Americans oppose the thought and practice of slavery. What's more is that the American Revolution also paved the way for “ antislavery petitions”(Bracey.Sinha 49). Blacks utilized the political system to advocate for their rights. While slaves were fighting for their freedom in the south, “The American Revolution led to the abolition of slavery in the northern states and resulting growth of the free black population”.
The American Revolution gave blacks their first true taste of freedom that could be acquired through legal means. By participating in the war on either the colonist or the british side, the promise of freedom was the incentive for slaves to fight a war that did not correspond with them. Lord Dunmore who was the Governor of Virginia and he stated that “slaves will fight for whoever …show more content…
100). As well as “ Tens of thousands of slaves took advantage of the disruption caused by the Revolutionary War to escape slavery by running away. (Bracey.Sinha.49). This increased the probability of enslaved blacks “escaping confinement” (lecture. Oct2), during the warfare. The American Revolution “furthered strengthened the slave's hand” (Berlin. 100) by the questioning of patriots complaints regarding their enslavement to tyranny. Thomas Paine in 1775 stated that how could Americans “complain so loudly… while they hold so many hundreds of thousands in slavery?” (Berlin.100). The result of this had some rebellious Americans oppose the thought and practice of slavery. What's more is that the American Revolution also paved the way for “ antislavery petitions”(Bracey.Sinha 49). Blacks utilized the political system to advocate for their rights. While slaves were fighting for their freedom in the south, “The American Revolution led to the abolition of slavery in the northern states and resulting growth of the free black population”.