A: Imagine the situation you have in New York City at the end of the American Revolution in 1783, where literally thousands of African Americans who have made their choice to join the British have ...

Prior to the evacuation of New York, Congress instructed General Washington to obtain American property held by the British ... departed New York in November, 1783 were 1119 men, 914 women ...

Nov. 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1783, more than 6,000 British troops evacuated New York City after signing the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War. In 1947, film industry ...