"Take notice. By order of General Washingtonand the Continental Congress......all bound...
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"Take notice. By order of General Washingtonand the Continental Congress......all bound slaves who giveminimum one year service......in the Continental Army......will be granted freedom......and be paid a bounty of fiveshillings for each month of service. " Did you hear that? First they'll free them,then they'll pay them. Only another six months. What will you do with freedom?
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Take notice
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By order of General Washington and the Continental Congress
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all bound slaves who give minimum one year service
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in the Continental Army
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will be granted freedom
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and be paid a bounty of five shillings for each month of service
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Did you hear that
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First they'll free them then they'll pay them
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Only another six months
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What will you do with freedom
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After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
