People who did not want independence from Great Britain were called loyalists, and people who favored independence from Great Britain were called patriots. WILLIAM U
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The colonists who supported the war for independence against Great Britain were called Patriots. Those who didn't support the war were called Tories or Loyalists.
The American Colonial patriots were ardent supporters of independence form Great Britain. Against overwhelming odds they held their own against the British Army. Later, France helped the patriots obtain independence from Great Britain.
There cause was to gain independence from Great Britain and form their own country.
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
What american colinists chose to fight for their freedom?
to invent america yeeehaaaw!
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
The patriots wanted Independence from Great Britain because they protested that Great Britain had no right to tax them without the consent of their own colonial assemblies. They called the British policies "Taxation Without Representation." Some colonists refused to buy British Products.
the idea of independence from Great Britain