Compare And Contrast The Patriots And The Loyalists

The Revolutionary War was a very important time in our history, it was when we the people decided that they were going to separate from Britain and make a new nation. There were two sides to this war; the Loyalists and the Patriots. They had different views on the war, but we must remember these people were neighbors, these people had Loyalists and Patriots door to door. People who were very passionate about their beliefs would do drastic things to the other side because of their different points of view. In this essay, I will go into detail about the Loyalists, the Patriots, and what kind of neighbors they were to each other.

First, the Loyalists were people who remained loyal to the King. They thought that rebelling against their British sovereign, because of their unfair taxes and rights, was not worth it. They were called different things, like Tories, Royalists, and Kingsmen and one of the ways that the British were able to sign people on were by offering freedom to the African American slaves. The British were willing to grant freedom to the African American slaves who helped support their cause. This motivated many slaves to join in order to get away from their slave masters. After the war ended, the British evacuated 20,000 former African American slaves and allowed them …show more content…
During this time, when choosing sides it was very difficult for these people to chose. This war not only separated the people but also close family. For instance, Benjamin Franklin’s Loyalist son, William, almost never talked again to his Patriot father after the war. This is just one of the many families who suffered because of their personal beliefs that they expressed to one another and others. Mostly Loyalists were discriminated in public and both verbally and physically abused. All this was due to the heavy influence the Patriots had on the