THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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The Undecideds
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The Radicals
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The Minute Men
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The Patriots
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Detailed explanation-1: -Officially known as the Religious Society of Friends, Quakerism is a small denomination with about 400, 000 members worldwide.
Detailed explanation-2: -After 1783, the number of Free Quakers began to dwindle as some members died and others were either accepted back into the Society of Friends or by other religious institutions. The movement had died out by the 1830s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instrumental in the founding of the Free Quaker Meeting were Samuel Wetherill, Elizabeth Claypoole, Christopher Marshall and Timothy Matlack. All four were known for their rebelliousness and for their active support of the revolutionary movement in Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Those who favored independence from Great Britain were called Patriots. Those who wished that the Colonies remain tied to Great Britain were known as Loyalists. Americans who elected not to choose a side were called Neutrals.