THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[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: -Motives for Loyalism 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: -Not everyone who opposed independence did so for economic reasons. Just like Revolutionaries, the ranks of Loyalists included farmers, shopkeepers, and artisans, but some of them were distrustful of the movement for independence. They felt that it was being led by wealthy gentry that they had little in common with.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists or Tories supported King George and the mother country, arguing that colonists were no different from other British citizens and were, in some ways, treated even better. Colonial taxes, for example, were lower than those paid by people in England.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.