This 1739 painting from South Carolina possibly depicts an enslaved wedding / “Jumping the broom.” 1. What does liberty mean to the newlyweds and their future children? 2. How do you think this man would respond to Patrick Henry’s statement “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” 3. What do you think this enslaved woman would say to her owners if she had the liberty to speak freely? 4. What are some of the reasons these enslaved men and women might give for or against escaping to Norfolk, VA to join Lord Dunmore? What might they say if the meal they are preparing is for Patrick Henry or some other patriot? 5. How do you think this pregnant mother will respond to Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation? Why might her husband join the Ethiopian regiment of Negro soldiers? 6. An estimated 100,000 African-Americans joined the British. More often they acted as teamsters, cooks, and laborers. Were they fighting for liberty or traitors to the American Revolution and its declaration that “all men are created equal”.