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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Loyalists
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Patriots
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalists were American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often called Tories, Royalists, or King’s Men at the time. They were opposed by the “Patriots", who supported the revolution, and called them “persons inimical to the liberties of America".
Detailed explanation-2: -The current thought is that about 20 percent of the colonists were Loyalists-those whose remained loyal to England and King George.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists: colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported, and stayed loyal, to the British monarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.