Why did the continental army begin allowing free African Americans to serve?

In October 1778, The Continental Army began issuing "Letters of Freedom" allowing enslaved men their freedom, provided they serve in battle in place of a white soldiers's indentured term or other term of service.

What factors prompted the large scale migration of English men and women to America?

What was one way America profited from World War 1?

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