4. Report of Bernardo de Gálvez, 1780. Fighting against the British in support of the Patriots, Loui- siana governor Bernardo de Gálvez raised a mixed regiment, almost half of whom were slaves and free people of color from New Orleans. He praised their efforts in this report of his campaign. No less deserving of eulogy are the companies of Negroes and free Mulattoes who were continually occupied in the outposts, in false attacks, and discoveries, exchanging shots with the enemy . . . conduct[ing] themselves with as much valor and generosity as the whites. Why might Louisiana governor Bernardo de Gálvez (source 4) have made a point of praising the contribu- tions of black soldiers to the Patriot cause?

4. Report of Bernardo de Gálvez, 1780. Fighting against the British in support of the Patriots, Loui- siana governor Bernardo de Gálvez raised a mixed regiment, almost half of whom were slaves and free people of color from New Orleans. He praised their efforts in this report of his campaign. No less deserving of eulogy are the companies of Negroes and free Mulattoes who were continually occupied in the outposts, in false attacks, and discoveries, exchanging shots with the enemy . . . conduct[ing] themselves with as much valor and generosity as the whites. Why might Louisiana governor Bernardo de Gálvez (source 4) have made a point of praising the contribu- tions of black soldiers to the Patriot cause?