Governor Joseph Wanton opposed creating an army of observation in this colony, which would have included the future “Black Regiment” instrumental in the defense of Fort Mercer. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this colony whose 1st Regiment was the first to directly enlist enslaved people with a promise of freedom. Christopher and Nathanael Greene were Continental Army commanders from this colony.
ANSWER: Rhode Island [or Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]
[10e] This Governor of Virginia issued a proclamation promising to liberate slaves who fought for the British. This “Lord” supported campaigns against the Shawnee in Ohio as part of his namesake war.
ANSWER: Lord Dunmore [or John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore; accept Lord Dunmore’s War; accept Dunmore’s Proclamation]
[10h] Many of the enslaved British fighters were listed in the Book of Negroes at the behest of this British commander. He ensured several thousand soldiers were evacuated to Nova Scotia and freed.
ANSWER: Guy Carleton [or Lord Dorchester; or Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester]
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