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The Intolerable Acts (so-called by the American patriots) were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They were called the Coercive Acts in Great Britain.
Loyalists believed that colonists should remain loyal to the British Crown, while Patriots believed in liberty and independence from Great Britain. Patriots also believed that depending on Britain could bring you ruin and desolation. Loyalists also believed that some of the Patriots' concerns were exaggerated.
The Loyalists were loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain in the Revolutionary war. They did not support the revolution as the Patriots did, but they were loyal to the Kingdom of Britain. They were often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men by the Patriots.
Regarding the American Revolutionary War, part of the population in the 13 colonies wanted to remain part of Great Britain. They were not an overwhelming number, but it helped Great Britain's war effort to have some of the colonists in favor of remaining part of Great Britain.
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People who did not want independence from Great Britain were called loyalists, and people who favored independence from Great Britain were called patriots. WILLIAM U
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
The Loyalists wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and the Patriots wanted to be free from Great Britain.
The colonists who supported the war for independence against Great Britain were called Patriots. Those who didn't support the war were called Tories or Loyalists.
The patriots wanted Independence from Great Britain because they protested that Great Britain had no right to tax them without the consent of their own colonial assemblies. They called the British policies "Taxation Without Representation." Some colonists refused to buy British Products.
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The American Colonial patriots were ardent supporters of independence form Great Britain. Against overwhelming odds they held their own against the British Army. Later, France helped the patriots obtain independence from Great Britain.
The Intolerable Acts (so-called by the American patriots) were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They were called the Coercive Acts in Great Britain.
There cause was to gain independence from Great Britain and form their own country.