THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following colonists would most likely have agreed with this statement:“The king of England knows what is best for the colonies”?
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Thomas Hutchinson
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Samuel Adams
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Thomas Paine
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A neutralist
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.
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. Americans who elected not to choose a side were called Neutrals.
Detailed explanation-3: -The colonists fought the British because they wanted to be free from Britain. They fought the British because of unfair taxes. They fought because they didn’t have self-government.
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