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The final agreement was signed in September of 1782, but the basic conditions had been outlined several months earlier. Reparations were to be made for seized Loyalist land and buildings. Everything that had been stolen in war was to be returned as best possible. The British recognized the independence of the United States, and the Americans recognized the British colonies in Florida and in the north. One particular item remained unsettled; what would happen to the Black Loyalists who had risked everything for freedom? Many loyalists thought they should be returned to the Americans so that their chances of receiving reparations would be improved. Most of the British military leaders disagreed. A promise made had to be kept, and since the blacks were free British men at the time of the treaty, the British had no right to remove their freedom after that. The Americans, unsurprisingly, disagreed.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:35:10 +0000

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