john smith
Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
they farted
patriots
patriots
Patrick Henry
protesting and stuff
writ of assistance
Loyalist. They were loyal to the king.
During the earliest times of the Colonial period, settlers pretty much ruled themselves. Colonists rose up to help the British regular army fight the 7 Years' War, which kicked the French out of Canada-- most were fairly satisfied. http://www.lavellecoleman.ie/
The colonists who opposed the British were called 'Whigs'. Those who favored British and her King, were called 'Tories'. Those nicknames were also used earlier in the Reformation in England. Two other nicknames were 'Patriots' for the colonists and 'Loyalists' for the British supporters.
they called themselves patriots because they were against British rule
Thomas Paine was trying to tell the colonist to go to war with Britianby writing "Comon sense" . He wanted the 13 colonies to have freedom from british rule and taxes.