USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word means betrayal or disloyalty to one’s country?
A
Loyalty
B
Independence
C
Treason
D
War
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -treason, sedition mean disloyalty or treachery to one’s country or its government. treason is any attempt to overthrow the government or impair the well-being of a state to which one owes allegiance; the crime of giving aid or comfort to the enemies of one’s government.

Detailed explanation-2: -treason. noun. trea·son ˈtrēz-ᵊn. : the betrayal of a trust : treachery. : the crime of attempting to overthrow the government of one’s country or of attempting to kill or injure the ruler or the ruler’s family.

Detailed explanation-3: -treason, the crime of betraying a nation or a sovereign by acts considered dangerous to security. In English law, treason includes the levying of war against the government and the giving of aid and comfort to the monarch’s enemies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Treason refers to the betrayal of one’s own country by attempting to overthrow the government through waging war against the state or materially aiding its enemies.

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