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The name of the people in the English colonies on the northern American mainland is colonist. Those that supported the revolution were also called rebels and those that supported the King were called loyalists.
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What cause an increase in the number slaves in the northern English colonies?
There were no slaves in northern colonies.
What are the 12 English mainland colonies founded in America in the 17th century?
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Why is English men important to the American revolution?
The colonies were ENGLISH .
What threatened the newly won freedom of the American colonies?
English colonies
Who was living in the middle colonies different from living in the northern colonies?
No, it was about 48% English and were either Quaker or Church of England.
What was the English attitude toward the American colonies in the 1700s?
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British name for people in the English colonies on the north American mainland?
Prior to and during the American Revolution, the name typically used by the British to denote the colonists on the North American continent was in fact 'American.' The term was not positive, as it was intended as yet one more way of distinguishing the colonists as different from (and lesser than) full British citizens. The colonists themselves were often disinclined to use the term to describe themselves given its disparaging meaning at the time.
What did most northerners want prior to the US Civil War?
Northern English? Northern American? Northern Vietnamese? Northern Korean?
Who came to the American colonies in 17 Century?
Many people from Northern Europe came in 1675. The population was 48% English with the rest coming from Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, and other places.
What was the first legislature in the North American English colonies?
house of burgesses
Why was the English Bill Of Rights for the American colonies?
it added religous freedom
What was the british name for people in the English colonies on north American mainland?
When the colonies were founded and people migrated from England, those people were still considered Englishmen, or subjects of the British crown. At the same time, they were fererred to as colonials. When the revolution started in the 1770s, some supported the revolution and were called rebels by those loyal to the crown. Those who were from the colonies and loyal to the crown were loyalists.
