EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Speaking in support of the King
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Writing a pamphlet protesting the Stamp Act
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Housing patriot soldiers
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joining the Continental Army
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Detailed explanation-1: -They protested the war outside British Parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -American Loyalists, or “Tories” as their opponents called them, opposed the Revolution, and many took up arms against the rebels. Estimates of the number of Loyalists range as high as 500, 000, or 20 percent of the white population of the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -loyalist, also called Tory, colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. Loyalists constituted about one-third of the population of the American colonies during that conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -What Happened to the Loyalists? In the end, many Loyalists simply left America. About 80, 000 of them fled to Canada or Britain during or just after the war. Because Loyalists were often wealthy, educated, older, and Anglican, the American social fabric was altered by their departure.
Detailed explanation-5: -Loyalist Propaganda Propaganda was used by both the Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution. Propaganda is information that is either biased or exaggerated in order to promote a specific political cause or point of view. Loyalist propaganda was published to gain British support in the war.