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they believed the patriots would never win the war

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so they can have freedom

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Q: Explain why some African Americans were loyalists while others were patriots during the American revolution?
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What 3 groups were the American colonists divided into during the American revolution?

loyalists, patriots, and redcoats


Why didn't most American support the revolution when it began?

Most Americans were more loyalists than Patriots.


Who are the loyalists patriots in the American Revolution?

The loyalists were the people who stayed loyal to the king.


In the American colonies did Loyalists oppose or support the American Revolution?

They opposed the Revolution. (Loyalists were loyal to Britain.)


Were the unmarried ladies of American during the revolutionary war loyalists neutral or patriots?

They were Patriots in the American Revolution.


What colonists supported the American Revolution?

the patriots not the stupid football team either


Why were the patriots and the loyalists arguing?

Although both parties were Americans, loyalists wanted the colonies to remain loyal to the British, while patriots wanted to split from the empire and have the colonies become their own nation. The patriotic fought the British in the American Revolution, while loyalists served as spies against the patriots.


Why didn't most Americans support the revolution when it began?

Most Americans were more loyalists than Patriots.


Did the loyalists believe that taxes were good during the American Revolution?

Yes. That's what loyalists were. They believed that it was good to impose a tax for the American Revolution. The people who opposed this were Patriots.


Did the British torture the American children in the Revolution?

No, and the Patriots did not torture the children of resident Loyalists.


What were the advantages and disadvantage of the American Revolution?

the king was killed, the patriots won, loyalists lost


Were there more loyalists or patriots in the south?

Loyalists and patriots were all Americans however, loyalists supported Brittan and patriots were all for America