THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Jonathan Boucher
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Samuel Adams
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Ben Franklin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anglican minister Jonathan Boucher, one of the most prominent Loyalists in the South, was born in Cumberland, England in 1738. He came to live in the Chesapeake region as a young man, eventually attaining a position of prominence as rector of the Annapolis church in Maryland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jonathan Boucher, (born March 12, 1738, Cumberland [now Cumbria], England-died April 27, 1804, Epsom, Surrey), English clergyman who won fame as a loyalist in America.
Detailed explanation-3: -American Loyalists, or “Tories” as their opponents called them, opposed the Revolution, and many took up arms against the rebels. Estimates of the number of Loyalists range as high as 500, 000, or 20 percent of the white population of the colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Loyalists, often called Tories, were loyal to the crown for several reasons. They were mostly upper class and lived in cities and wanted to keep their wealth and land. Many had valuable ties with the British or jobs in the royal government.