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During the American Revolutionary War, The Americans called the colonists on the American side Whigs and those on the British side Tories. The English term used for those on the British side is Loyalists. Many American books are now going over to the terms Patriots and Loyalists.
(The terms Whigs and Tories were borrowed from England. The Tories supported the King. The Whigs supported Parliament. Only, in the United States, the Whigs supported the Continental Congress.)
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Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?
The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.
What did ex-confederates scratchingly label southern whites who had supported the union?
Scalawags or whigs
What were the people called who came to Jamestown in 1607?
They were called colonist.
What colonist were called patriots?
the colonists that were against the king
Where did the southern colonists come from?
the colonists for the southern colonies came from new England
What do you call a colonist that opposed British rule?
Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
Why were the whigs called the whigs?
During the American Revolutionary War, The Americans called the colonists on the American side Whigs and those on the British side Tories. The English term used for those on the British side is Loyalists. Many American books are now going over to the terms Patriots and Loyalists. (The terms Whigs and Tories were borrowed from England. The Tories supported the King. The Whigs supported Parliament. Only, in the United States, the Whigs supported the Continental Congress.)
What were the colonist who opposed the British called?
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.
What were the American colonists called who wanted there independence from England?
patriot
What were liberals called?
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What were Liberals formerly called?
they were called whigs <><><><><><><><>
Who were the antislavery Whigs who opposed both the Texas annexation and the Mexican American War on moral grounds?
They were called "Conscience Whigs".
What were southerners who were former Unionist and Whigs?
they were called scalawags
What UK political party were originally called The Whigs?
The Whigs became the Liberals which eventually merged with the SDP to become the modern Liberal Democrats
American RevolutionAmerican colonists who desired independence from Great Britain were called Whigs while those wanting to stay united with Britain were called?
{| |- | They were referred to as Torys. Many of them moved to Canada in order to stay with the British Crown. Some stayed in the colonies believing that the British would win the war. |}
John Quincy Adams' supporters were called National Republicans and later .?
whigs
What came first whigs or republicans?
Whigs
