After reading, “The American Revolution: Changing Perspective” by Gary Nash, readers can comprehend the different ways that Africans and Natives were treated. At different times, both African slaves and Native Americans were promised a better lifestyle if they were to fight, and in both cases the promises were not fulfilled. Many African slaves took advantage of war times, and fought for their freedom, but only a minority of them were freed. All of the individual events that happened eventually lead up to a larger fight: a fight for a change in life and equality for all.
The British army promised all slaves freedom in exchange for them to fight in the war against the Americans. Many slaves ran away and joined the British army, dreaming of the freedom they were promised. “to those who had fought alongside them against the rebellious colonists. But the Nova Scotia the dream (…) became a nightmare,” (Nash 33). When the slaves arrived to Nova Scotia, they were treated just as bad as they were in America, so individual men like Thomas Peters, argued to get what they were promised. Of course many of these men died before they could live in a world of equality.…show more content… “Peters broke the law of North Carolina, redefined himself as a man instead of chattel property, and made good his escape (…) was twice wounded, and was promoted to sergeant.”(Nash 33). Doing what Peters did was a big step up for African slaves, and no one else would have been brave enough to do it. “After several years of frustration, Peters determined to journey to England to put the case of the black Nova Scotia before the British government.”(Nash 33). Peters continued to fight for the rights of the ex-slaves and it is why he is considered a major contributor to the lives that were affected
