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Who was the colonists who supported the British government and wanted Britain to win the Revolutionary war?
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What was the name for the colonists who supported Britain?
They were known as Loyalists, and more frequently as Tories (plural of Tory).
What was Revolutionary War about?
The revolutionary war was a war between the colonists and Britain. The colonists were fighting for freedom, and Britain was trying to stop them from getting that freedom and independence.
What is the porportion of Americans that suported the revoultionary war?
40 to 45 percent of colonists were Patriots, colonists who supported the Revolutionary War. 20 to 30 percent were Loyalists, colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. The rest were neutral.
Who did the colonists have fights with?
In the revolutionary war they fought Great Britain for independence
Want country did the colonists fight during the Revolutionary War?
The colonists were fighting for their independance from Great Britain.
What other countries were in war with Britain during the Revolutionary War other than America?
Hessians supported Britain while France supported the Patriots.
Who was the opposing side the Americans fought in the revolutionary war?
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
Who were the people who supported the revolution against England?
Over-taxed colonists were the main supporters and instigators of the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War was fought against Great Britain from 1765 to 1783.
Why was the Revolutionary War considered as much as a civil war with Britain?
The revolutionary war was considered a civil war with Britain, because most of the colonists were from Britain and still considered themselves Brits.
Why do you think foreign nations supported the colonists rather than Great Britain?
During the American Revolutionary War, foreign nations (European nations, particularly) supported the Colonists rather than the British for primarily one reason: they were competing with Great Britain for supremacy in the Old World and elsewhere. Thus, to see Great Britain defeated in America would weaken that nation while at the same time strengthening Great Britain's competitors, especially France and Spain.
Why do think foreign nations supported the colonists rather than great Britain?
During the American Revolutionary War, foreign nations (European nations, particularly) supported the Colonists rather than the British for primarily one reason: they were competing with Great Britain for supremacy in the Old World and elsewhere. Thus, to see Great Britain defeated in America would weaken that nation while at the same time strengthening Great Britain's competitors, especially France and Spain.
Why do you think foreign nations supported the colonists rather than Great Britain.?
During the American Revolutionary War, foreign nations (European nations, particularly) supported the Colonists rather than the British for primarily one reason: they were competing with Great Britain for supremacy in the Old World and elsewhere. Thus, to see Great Britain defeated in America would weaken that nation while at the same time strengthening Great Britain's competitors, especially France and Spain.
