[latina4dubya]

The Brits offered freedom to the slaves, and thousands came to their side. Some fought, but the great majority of them were put into camps where thousands died of smallpox, typhus, etc. The Brits just wanted to disrupt our side, and had no plan for them.

yes--this was very sad... i never learned this when studying U.S. History in school, and i absolutely loved the subject... i learned this recently as i was teaching my own son U.S. History...

[Pharmboy]

You can never trust state schools for history of any sort, especially American history. That's why--even though my kids went to public school--I home school them in American history.