USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and declared the United States of America an independent nation in July 1776.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Colonists for independence from England were usually called revolutionaries or whigs. But some Americans thought that to break away from the British government would not be right; they usually were called loyalists or tories.

Detailed explanation-5: -What are patriots? The colonists living in the British North American colonies who rebelled against the authority of the crown were known as patriots, revolutionaries, continentals, colonials, rebels, Yankees, or Whigs. What are loyalists?