Correct. The answer is d. Dunmore recognized that slave owners dreaded the loss or rebellion of their slaves, and his proclamation sought to increase their fears about the impact of a war for independence on the institution of slavery.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Dunmore recognized that slave owners dreaded the loss or rebellion of their slaves, and his proclamation sought to increase their fears about the impact of a war for independence on the institution of slavery.

Correct. The answer is b. The Virginia assembly took a strong stand against Dunmore’s proclamation, threatening death to any slave who joined the British cause, in order to discourage the colony’s slaves from rebelling against the white population.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The Virginia assembly took a strong stand against Dunmore’s proclamation, threatening death to any slave who joined the British cause, in order to discourage the colony’s slaves from rebelling against the white population.

Correct. The answer is c. The slave Titus (source 3) escaped and fought with the British, while source 4 describes a mixed regiment with slaves and free African Americans fighting for the Patriot cause.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The slave Titus (source 3) escaped and fought with the British, while source 4 describes a mixed regiment with slaves and free African Americans fighting for the Patriot cause.

Correct. The answer is d. It is most likely that Gálvez, who was Spanish, wanted to demonstrate that all of his subjects—slaves and free Spaniards—supported the American cause.

Incorrect. The answer is d. It is most likely that Gálvez, who was Spanish, wanted to demonstrate that all of his subjects—slaves and free Spaniards—supported the American cause.

Correct. The answer is b. Grant suggests that he joined the Patriot forces because he feared that his master might sell him to the British troops whose ships were anchored nearby.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Grant suggests that he joined the Patriot forces because he feared that his master might sell him to the British troops whose ships were anchored nearby.

Correct. The answer is a. The Patriots’ emphasis on and respect for property rights trumped slaves’ individual liberties during and after the Revolution. The Patriot leaders allowed slavery to persist so as not to interfere with the property rights of slave owners.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The Patriots’ emphasis on and respect for property rights trumped slaves’ individual liberties during and after the Revolution. The Patriot leaders allowed slavery to persist so as not to interfere with the property rights of slave owners.