EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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They were people who supported the British
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A Patriot is a person who is for Germany’s Rule
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Patriots were people who supported independence.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Patriots were people who wanted the American colonies to be free of British rule. They desired their own country, the United States of America. Patriots desired independence from British rule.
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: -The word patriot signifies a person who loves his or her country and is ready to boldly support and defend it. That meaning has endured since the word’s arrival in English in the 16th century, but it has not marched through the years unchallenged.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most American colonists, however, did choose sides. Those who supported independence from Britain were known as Patriots and colonists who opposed independence from Britain were known as Loyalists.
Detailed explanation-5: -According to Robert Calhoon, between 40 and 45 percent of the white population in the Thirteen Colonies supported the Patriots’ cause, between 15 and 20 percent supported the Loyalists, and the remainder were neutral or kept a low profile.