THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Loyalist
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Patriot
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalists wanted to pursue peaceful forms of protest because they believed that violence would give rise to mob rule or tyranny. They also believed that independence would mean the loss of economic benefits derived from membership in the British mercantile system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Loyalists, often called Tories, were loyal to the crown for several reasons. They were mostly upper class and lived in cities and wanted to keep their wealth and land. Many had valuable ties with the British or jobs in the royal government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists believed in the sanctity of their shared cultural heritage with the British, had a strong sense of duty and loyalty toward the British crown, benefitted from the Trans-Atlantic trade with England, and were worried that an independent nation would be reduced to anarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Loyalists: colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported, and stayed loyal, to the British monarchy. Patriots: colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution.