Was the british colonies treated like slaves?

Virginia, Maryland, and New England

Explanation:

I wasn't to sure about the question you wrote because I didn't know what you meant by "was the british colonies treated like slaves"  so I put british colonies that had or at some point was a slave.

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1) union forces launched a surprise attack.

2) more confederate troops arrived by train.

3) union forces retreated.