The American Revolution happened because of conflict between Great Britain and the United States. They were fighting to get control of the colonies in the States. At the end, the United States colonies gained their independence from the Britain crown. As we all know slavery was still in place in most Southern States. A lot of slaves ran to the Northern states to join the Army to fight against Great Britain. Many died for the cause, and some survived the war (Kaplan, Sidney, 1989).
A runaway mulato slave named Crispus Attucks was the first man to die, because he was shot and kill in the American