THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Patriot
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Loyalist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Townshend Acts which went in effect in 1765 and 1766 were external taxes. The duties were extra payments on such goods as lead, paints, glass, paper and tea (Hafstadter 80).
Detailed explanation-2: -The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists were colonists were felt that a strong British Empire was good for all and that as British subjects they should obey laws. They thought that the taxes would have positive benefits like increased protection and profit through trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -Paying for the War The British government felt that the colonies should share in the expense of the war and help to pay for the British troops in the Americas. The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War.