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 Loyalists
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The Patriots
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The Independents
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Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists or King’s Men at the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -loyalist, also called Tory, colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. Loyalists constituted about one-third of the population of the American colonies during that conflict.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: 9 out of 13 colonies voted in favor of declaring their independence from England on July 1st, 1776. Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted no, Delaware was undecided, and New York abstained from the vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King’s Men. George Washington’s winning side in the war called themselves “Patriots", and in this article Americans on the revolutionary side are called Patriots.
Detailed explanation-5: -Loyalist-a colonist who supported the crown/king of England • Patriot-a colonist who rejected British rule over the colonies during the American Revolution Activity: 1.