Which of the following is a reason why more than 5,000 blacks fought on the american side during the revolutionary war?

a.
those who were slaves would be able to rebel against their owners.

b.
they believed in the words of the declaration of independence.

c.
they believed george iii would give them their freedom.

d.
they were promised land and money.

Which of the following statements about the fugitive slave act of 1850 is not accurate. a. marshals who refused to arrest a suspected fugitive could be fined $1,000. b. slave owners had to present evidence that an african american in the north was a fugitive slave. c. any person who provided food or shelter to a fugitive slave could be find $1000 and placed in jail for six months. d. it required all federal marshals to arrest any african-american suspected of being a runaway slave.