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What are the definitions of a patriot and a loyalist?

A Patriot was someone who wanted independence from Britain. A Loyalist wanted to remain as a British colony.


What do you call people who wanted to remain loyal to the british?

The people who remained loyal to Great Britain were Loyalist.


What were the major positions among colonists concerning independence?

There were three major positions among colonists concerning independence were the loyalist, Patriots, and Neutrals. The Loyalist wanted to remain under the rule of Britain. The patriot wanted to independence from British rule.


During the Revolutionary War who was a Loyalist?

Loyalist's were people that were 'loyal' to the British Crown. They wanted the America's to stay under the control of the British empire. In rough number's the Loyalist's were 1/3 the total people of the Colonies. Some Loyalist's and separatist's were in the same families. Lucy Knox's family were Loyalist's while her and her new husband Henry Knox were separatist's. She actually took her husband's sword, sewing it into her clothes to, past the British military to get out of Boston and to her husband. Quaker's were also considered Loyalist's; But Lydia Darragh, a Quaker, became a spy for the American Revolution when British officers forcefully took quarter's (housing) in her home.


What effect did the use of Hessian troops have on the British war effort?

The unruly Hessians cost the British the support of many areas that the British had hoped would remain loyalist.