I think you mean the Revolutionary War.
People very rarely changed sides during the English Civil War.
the two sides during the US civil war were the union (North) and the confederacy (south)
loyalists and patriots
Yes because they had to pay or take sides
They supported both sides during the war
Nothing was used in place of gunpowder during the Civil War. Gunpowder was made and used extensively by both sides. During the Civil War the guns used black powder for propellant. Modern guns use smokeless powder, which has a completely different chemical composition.
parliament and royalists
Old Iron Sides
Battlefield progress on both sides.
yes union to the north and confederate to the south
amputations
During the American Revolutionary War, a number of names popped up to refer to colonists who took different sides. Tories were another name for those American colonists who remained loyal to the British during the revolution.