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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.
Why did John Winthrop create “a city upon a hill”?
A. to heal the rift between Puritans and Separatists
B. to help Separatists escape religious discrimination
<u>C. to serve as a role model of a godly community </u>
D. to serve as an ideal refuge for the persecuted
E. to guarantee the religious rights of minorities
Persuading the French to aid the colonies in the war
Ben Franklin was a diplomat to France and worked to negotiate an alliance between the colonies and the French.
Benjamin Franklin was well known in France for his work in science and in intellectual circles. This made him the perfect person to negotiate an alliance with the much needed country of France. France was hesitant to join in an independence movement unless the Americans could prove some success. Following the Battle of Saratoga, which was an American victory, France was willing to make an alliance. This alliance provided weapons, money, supplies, and training which were all needed by colonial troops.
