USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Patriots wanted to be free from the Crown and were willing to resort to violence if necessary. Famous patriots included George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Ethan Allen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most Patriots supported independence because they felt that recent British laws on the American Colonies violated their rights as British citizens (e.g. taxing without consent, quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes, and denying colonists the right to a trial).

Detailed explanation-3: -Patriots wanted the Thirteen colonies to gain independence from Britain. They wanted to create their own laws and to form the United States of America. The Patriots wanted freedom from British rule because they didn’t think they were treated well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Patriots saw King George III as a tyrant who ruled unfairly, imposed unfair taxes, and used deadly violence against colonists in the Boston Massacre.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first royal heir born in Britain in 130 years, George III’s reign as a patriot king was intended to mark a new chapter for a British monarchy that had been criticized as more interested in matters in Europe than at home.