3. What were slaves and free Blacks hoping to gain by supporting the patriots during the
War?

answer; ///( no)   they would be tried separate,criminal cases would be tried first, then the civil case;

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.

answer; empathy;