Which statement most accurately describes how the American Revolution changed opportunities for African Americans?

African Americans who served in the French Army were provided better rations, training, and pay, which persuaded many to apply for French citizenship.

African Americans serving in the Continental Army found better treatment during the southern campaign.

African Americans believed that their rights were secured when a majority of the states ratified the US Constitution.

African Americans serving in the Continental Army were given their freedom and the chance to become US citizens.

The American Revolution changed opportunities for those African Americans who served in the Continental Army and were given their freedom as well as the chance to become US citizens. Many slaves joined the Patriot or British armies in order to gain their freedom. Slaves, who were promised the possibility of receiving a bounty, were recruited to fight on both sides of the Revolution. Bounties were either monetary payments or the chance to gain freedom. More than 9000 African American soldiers fought on the Patriot side for the Continental Army and Navy. At the time of the War for Independence, slavery was practiced in all thirteen colonies in the US. As a result of black heroism and loyalty to the American cause, many states outlawed slavery after the war. Besides, in 1799, George Washington expressed his thought against the institution of slavery by supporting the principle “that all men -including African Americans- are created equal.”