USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They felt that rebellion against the Crown – the legitimate government – was morally wrong. They saw themselves as Americans but loyal to the British Empire and saw a rebellion against Great Britain as a betrayal to the Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Loyalists wanted to pursue peaceful forms of protest because they believed that violence would give rise to mob rule or tyranny. They also believed that independence would mean the loss of economic benefits derived from membership in the British mercantile system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did loyalists oppose separation from England? Select the two correct answers. They feared a loss of property, They were worried about mob rule. What “unalienable rights” are included in the Declaration of Independence?

Detailed explanation-4: -People in the Americas felt they weren’t being treated fairly by the British. They were being taxed without any say or representation in the British government. Soon cries for “liberty” were being heard throughout the colonies. The patriots wanted freedom from British rule.

Detailed explanation-5: -By 1774, American colonists were divided into two camps: patriots and loyalists. Hotheaded patriots like the Sons of Liberty wanted to rid themselves of British rule at all costs. While the loyalists, either through stubborn loyalty to the crown or simple pragmatism, opposed all-out revolution.