sentences:  Those who resisted enslavement did so by various means, including by theft to supplement food and clothing and as another source of income, by feigning illness, and by running away.As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775, he initially refused to accept African-Americans, free or slave, into the ranks, but reversed this position due to the demands of war, and rejected segregation in the military.In 1778, Washington confided that he wished to somehow “get quit” of his slaves, but expressed distaste for selling them at a public venue, and for splitting up families by any sale; until 1782, Virginia law made it very difficult to set slaves free.