In 1775 the people fighting in the revolution were the colonists (patriots) and the loyalist who were loyal to the king.
The Patriots and the Loyalists
The Patriots and The Loyalists............................
The Patriots and The Loyalists............................
The loyalist and the Patriots were the two main political groups who existed in the colonies in the 1770's, got it? OK?
A New England Patriots name is Logan Mankins.
The Boston Patriots.
They were originally the Oilers but the name changed to the Patriots
The New England Patriots.
The New England Patriots have had the name Patriots since 1960. They were originally named the Boston Patriots, but in 1971 it was changed to the New England Patriots.
The only nick name the organization has had is the Patriots. The team was originally known as the Boston Patriots The team was renamed the New England Patriots in 1971.They got the name from England. (HISTORY CHECK) When America went to war with England to gain independence, England fought under the nickname "The Patriots" (hints the name "New England Patriots"). Funny how stuff like that works, huh?
The original name was the Boston patriots named for all the patriots from the American revolution
A fan vote was undertaken when the club was founded in 1959 and votes favored the name Patriots. They were the Boston Patriots until moving from Boston to Foxboro in 1971.