Hey You!
The correct answer to your question is: Stated that freed slaves could join the U.S Military.
(This is because an estimated 180,000 freed slaves joined the military, and about 18,000 joined the navy).
And that's your answer! ^
The main reason pilgrims often have hard times attracting followers is the fear of change.
Independence was not made the main focus
An example of a theory is Evolution, we don't really know 100% how we came to be as we are now, but we do know that 1+1=2 as a fact, same with gravity, we Know it exists because it's what ties us to earth and we can "feel" it, but not Evolution, Evolution is a theory, just like the BingBang