Why were free blacks important in determining the outcome of the Revolutionary War and what was the significance of Lockean idealism for both the Loyalists and Separatists?

Review and analyze Loyalists and Black Patriots, present a thesis and use the text and credible sources to substantiate your conclusions.The thesis statement should be apparent and early, address each point clearly and with insight, critical thought and substantiated conclusions, include relevant, properly cited and referenced (University of Chicago style) quotes, references and research, is approximately 1,500 words Times New Roman, double-spaced, includes a cover page and page numberssource: Black Patriots and Loyalists by Alan Gilbertadditional source provided: PBS, Africans In America: The Revolutionary Warhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html