USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule over the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patriots, also known as Whigs, were the colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control. Their rebellion was based on the social and political philosophy of republicanism, which rejected the ideas of a monarchy and aristocracy – essentially, inherited power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Those who supported independence from Britain were known as Patriots and colonists who opposed independence from Britain were known as Loyalists.

Detailed explanation-4: -The current thought is that about 20 percent of the colonists were Loyalists-those whose remained loyal to England and King George. Another small group in terms of percentage were the dedicated patriots, for whom there was no alternative but independence.