EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Federalists
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Anti-federalists
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Tories
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Patriots
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists or King’s Men at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The terms Tory, Loyalist, Royalist, or King’s men were used by Patriots to label those who remained loyal to the mother country Britain. The word Tory comes from several Middle Irish words meaning robbers, outlaws or pursued men.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the American Revolution, the term Tory was used interchangeably with the term Loyalists to refer to colonists that remained loyal to the Crown during that conflict. The term contrasts the colloquial term used to describe supporters of the revolution, Patriot.
Detailed explanation-5: -Interesting Facts About Patriots and Loyalists Other names for patriots included Sons of Liberty, Rebels, Whigs, and Colonials. Other names for loyalists included Tories, Royalists, and the King’s Friends.