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ELEN [110]
3 years ago
8

After the revolutionary war, when george washington demanded the return of slaves who had escaped, the british commander in new

york refused, saying it would be dishonorable.
History
1 answer:
zysi [14]3 years ago
5 0

That statement is true

The commander's name is Carleton. By that point, the british empire already started to made effort to abolish slavery before united states. So Carleton believed that returning the escaped slaves to Washington would be dishonorable.

Washington keep pushing him for several years for the return of the slaves until he eventually gave up and asked for compensation instead.

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