THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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They formed their own militia.
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They started to help the British.
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They fled to the West.
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They began supporting the Patriots.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. D. they began supporting the patriots .
Detailed explanation-2: -The colonists’ views of the average British soldier varied from resentment to pity. However, while on duty, an almost guerilla war seemed to rage between the soldiers and the colonists. This, of course, eventually resulted in the most well-known and tragic action, known as “the Boston Massacre".
Detailed explanation-3: -William Franklin, pictured here, a Loyalist, rarely, if ever, spoke to his Patriot father Ben after the war. Patriots subjected Loyalists to public humiliation and violence. Many Loyalists found their property vandalized, looted, and burned. The patriots controlled public discourse.
Detailed explanation-4: -They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes. The 13 original states.
Detailed explanation-5: -What advantages did the southern Patriots have over the British in the South? The southern Patriots knew the land well and used it to their advantage, while incorporating guerrilla warfare tactics.