Doesnt that explanation fall flat when almost all of the “founding fathers” and high ranked officers were pissy slave owners?
If that were true, it might. But 4/7 of the Founding Fathers weren’t slave-owners and were, in fact, abolitionists, and most high-ranked officers were likewise not slaveowners. The American Revolution was weakest in Georgia and South Carolina, where slavery was strongest; Virginia was the most Patriot-friendly of the slaver colonies.
If that were true, it might. But 4/7 of the Founding Fathers weren’t slave-owners and were, in fact, abolitionists, and most high-ranked officers were likewise not slaveowners. The American Revolution was weakest in Georgia and South Carolina, where slavery was strongest; Virginia was the most Patriot-friendly of the slaver colonies.