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Continental Congress
Manley Zboncak
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What nation was divided during the Revolutionary War?
No nation was truly 'divided' during the war. There were some people in America who supported the war(patriots) and those who did not support the war(loyalists).
What were those who supported the British cause during the American Revolution called?
they could have been called loyalists im not sure
What is the difference between patriots and loyalists from the 1700's?
During the Revolutionary war the people who lived in the colonies (U.S.) either sided with the King and staying under English rule - Loyalists - or they supported those who wrote the Declaration of Independence determined to become a free nation - Patriots.
How are patriots and loyalists related?
Patriots are those who supported the revolution. They were patriotic. Loyalists were those who supported George the III and the British Crown. They were loyal to the King.
What was the name given to those who fought and supported the war of independence?
Patriots .
What nation was divided during the Revolutionary War?
No nation was truly 'divided' during the war. There were some people in America who supported the war(patriots) and those who did not support the war(loyalists).
What were those who supported the British cause during the American Revolution called?
they could have been called loyalists im not sure
What is the difference between patriots and loyalists from the 1700's?
During the Revolutionary war the people who lived in the colonies (U.S.) either sided with the King and staying under English rule - Loyalists - or they supported those who wrote the Declaration of Independence determined to become a free nation - Patriots.
How are patriots and loyalists related?
Patriots are those who supported the revolution. They were patriotic. Loyalists were those who supported George the III and the British Crown. They were loyal to the King.
What is the the term used for those Americans who supported independence?
Patriots were the Americans who supported independence.
What was the name given to those who fought and supported the war of independence?
Patriots .
Why were the colonists called Whigs?
During the American Revolutionary War, The Americans called the colonists on the American side Whigs and those on the British side Tories. The English term used for those on the British side is Loyalists. Many American books are now going over to the terms Patriots and Loyalists. (The terms Whigs and Tories were borrowed from England. The Tories supported the King. The Whigs supported Parliament. Only, in the United States, the Whigs supported the Continental Congress.)
Why were the whigs called the whigs?
During the American Revolutionary War, The Americans called the colonists on the American side Whigs and those on the British side Tories. The English term used for those on the British side is Loyalists. Many American books are now going over to the terms Patriots and Loyalists. (The terms Whigs and Tories were borrowed from England. The Tories supported the King. The Whigs supported Parliament. Only, in the United States, the Whigs supported the Continental Congress.)
Why were patriots consider rebels?
Because the US Patriots were Rebelling against the rule of the English Monarchy. Rebels to the Brits were Patriots to those who supported the American Independance.
People who favored Independence during the American Revolution were called what?
PatriotsThe American Revolution was characterized by a split in the support of colonist belligerents. Those who supported the American independence were called Patriots for their patriotic drive of self-government and republicanism. They were also sometimes called Whigs, who were members of the British Parliament who supported the colonists' side. These Patriots were usually farmers and countrymen who often felt the brunt of the taxes Parliament had levied on the colonies. Those who were against independence were called Loyalists or Tories, who were members of Parliament who were against the colonies.
Who was the group of colonist who supported Britain during the revolution?
There were many more than just one colonist. The colonists who supported Great Britain and fought to remain a part of the British Empire were referred to as Loyalists, or Tories. There were many Tory regiments from every colony that fought alongside the British during the Revolutionary War, including many from New York, New Jersey, South Carolina and North Carolina as the theatres of the war were centered in those locations.
Some colonists loyalists who sided with Britain the other colonists were patriots who supported the right to independence?
The patriots were for independence. Those who were loyal to the king were called loyalists.
