THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Belief in the fairness of the King
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Belief that the stamp act will solve problems of government
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Belief that government should be conducted by nobles
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Belief that government should be by consent of the governed
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Patriots were those colonials who were growing weary of British rules and policies, especially when they had no say in how these laws would be made or implemented. They strived for freedom from a tyrannical royal government, often led by Royal Governors who suppressed any utterance of rebellion.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists were those who remained loyal to British rule, while Patriots supported colonial independence and self-rule within the context of the American Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most Patriots supported independence because they felt that recent British laws on the American Colonies violated their rights as British citizens (e.g. taxing without consent, quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes, and denying colonists the right to a trial).