The slaves were promised freedom if they fought for the British. It is known that Black men enlisted at a higher rate than white men. Most free blacks fought for the Patriots.
Spain
Spain held the lands south of Georgia, called Spanish Florida.
Florida was one of the first areas settled by the Spanish. The first permanent settlement for the Spanish was located in Florida--St. Augustine. The land was thought to contain the fountain of youth and was explored by early Spanish settlers but never became the center of their colony.
A trade that involves more than one state, and that is, under the constitution, a proper subject of federal law
