During the american revolution, why did many african-american slaves fight for the british and against the colonists? a) african-american slaves sided with the british because the colonists had excluded slave rights from the declaration of independence and the paris peace treaty. b) african-american slaves defected to the british after their “masters” forced them to serve in separate “black” regiments in the continental army. c) the british guaranteed african-american slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the british during the revolution. d) african-american slaves were banned from serving in the continental army across the course of the american revolution. e) the british assured african-american slaves passage to africa if they aided the british against the colonists.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.

the noble might have thought that the system was far because they had lot of things and riches and the serf would have thought that the feudal system was un fair because of the way they were treated.