Loyalist

Only about one third of the population of the colonies was in favor of war, one third was opposed to the revolution and the remaining third was undecided. The Loyalists were those people who didn't think their situation was so bad and remained loyal to the king. Almost all of the people living in the British colonies looked upon themselves as British subjects and therefor under the rule of King George III. It's…

there were three different groups of colonists: patriots, Loyalists, and those who were unsure about where they stood. The Patriots were those who wanted the colonies to govern themselves, without the King and the rest of the British government. However, they were opposed by the Loyalists who were content with living under British rule. During the Revolution, Loyalists were…

1776 by David McCullough gives the reader a well rounded perspective about what was happening in both Washington’s Army and Howe’s army, showing that there are always two sides to a story. The book changes the point of view every few chapters. It is more focused on the military aspects and tactics. We learn about King George and what he thought about the colonies. The King anounces to parliament that England was going war to fight the rebellion in the colonies. There was some debate in…

1. If you were colonist, would you be a loyalist, a Patriot or undecided? Why? Having all your aspects of your daily life control by a central faceless government seem like an easy way to avoid conflict. Do all people want to be told what to do and be stuck in an endless spiral of a broken system? That is why I side with the Patriot. The freedom to be yourself and govern yourself without the fear of silver spoon king’s army forcing the people with taxes and laws from thousands of miles away.…

1783, when the United States of America declared independence from Great Britain and became its own country. Like any other war, much of the damage and casualties resulted from civilian deaths when the raging armies swept through the colonies. The Loyalists- those who supported Great Britain and King George- and the Patriots- those who supported the principles of freedom and independence- alike were both hurt, killed, imprisoned, or otherwise dragged into…

The initial British strategy was the “annihilation by strategic offensive” to break the power of the minority with military operations, divide the political unity, blockade economic trade with ships and ultimately force the loyalists to reinforce their allegiance to the crown. (Crapenter, lecture) The thought process behind this strategy was to treat it as a typical rebellion and end it by brutal force and force allegiance. The British did not understand the true nature of the war which…

to travel across the English Channel in both directions, fueling a progressivist fervor in the British Radical party which was most definitely vocal and thusly heard. The Loyalist party, however, attacked Napoleon’s character on the basis of illegitimacy. He was certainly an emperor in terms of power and influence, but Loyalists, whose rhetoric has since become hegemonic and embedded in Western prisms, claimed that his rule was undeserved—that he was not born into his position as was expected of…

rebelled the British control. Ethan: What is a Loyalist? Cid: Loyalist were people who remained loyal to the British and lived in the Thirteen Colonies Ethan: Why did people become Patriots? Cid: Well people thought they were being treated unfairly by the British, because they were taxed without say by the British government. Cid: How many Patriots and Loyalists fought? Ethan: Most Patriots fought for the colonist. Although, only few Loyalist fought in the war for the British. Cid:…

800331860 The American Revolution was certainly a war for independence rather a Rebellion. Many group throughout American Society has been victims of not having independence. To name a few there were workers, women, loyalists as well as African Americans who were victimized. These groups suffered a fight for liberty and ways you would never imagine. Women in The American Revolution played a big part. Women barely had any rights to do anything. "Deborah Sampson, the daughter of a poor…

The Great Awakening directly led to the American Revolution as it was an era characterized by widespread religious revival and unity throughout the colonies. This unity was the result of religious public meetings and gatherings to revolt against England's unfair laws. Many religious leaders were also viewed as political leaders throughout the colonies. As salutary neglect came to an end, and Britain started enforcing laws that secured the idea of mercantilism, colonists became angry and…