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    Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutrals of the American Revolutionary War One-third of Americans were in favor of the American Revolution; one third were against it, and one third were indifferent. These groups are known as the Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutrals. John Adams was a Patriot and was the one who made this claim. He was quite accurate about it. There was a great number of both Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutralists. The Loyalists, or “Tories” as their opponents called them, were the portion…

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    films are made for entertainment purposes and are never completely accurate. With that being said, there are several scenes and events that take place in The Patriot (2000) that are not historically accurate. The director of the film, Roland Emmerich, helps give an idea of what the War of Independence was like in 1776. The producers of The Patriot include Dean Devlin, Gary Levinsohn, and Mark Gordon. They avoid much of the important aspects of the war other than the fact that the colonies are…

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    Patriot Dbq Analysis

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    aggressors because they terrified the Patriot by antagonizing them, terrifying innocent people, and killing the ones that were not armed. It displays how the british had no mercy for the Patriots. The British did what was necessary to make sure that they got what they came here to do. The Patriots also did some cruel actions towards the British. Everything that the British and Patriots had done, the British did far more worse force than the Patriots. To get the patriots attention the British…

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    Patriot Act Benefits

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    There are many benefits to the Patriot Act. The act has given authorities the tools they need to combat and prevent terrorism. It has also given a lot of protection. A large number of potential terrorist plots have been avoided and terrorist convicted due to the use of the Patriot Act enablement. Lastly, it has given protection of Constitutional Rights. The Act continues to be challenged to balance the needs of law enforcement and the protections of privacy. It has been renewed and strengthened…

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    I believe that the Patriot was a more than accurate portrayal of the American Revolution. In the movie the Patriot it had heart break, blood, murder, family, and so many more events just like the American Revolutionary war did. The movie told the story of a man who was an only father, and was forced to join the the army. His oldest son too was forced, so them as a duo set out on a mission to fight for what the believe in. A couple ways that the Patriot was an accurate representation of what…

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    the government thought the Patriot Act helped catch terrorists, it actually lacked efficiency. It was unconstitutional that the government could allow the Attorney General to detain foreigner who wanted to immigrant in the United States to suspect if they looked suspicious. Most of people under the Act were put in prison without charges and regardless if they are innocent. Also, it wasted lots of vital resources on researching everybody and waste of money. Also, Patriot Act gave the FBI to…

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    attacks on September 11, 2001 brought to light the many failures of our law enforcement and central intelligence community. In order to combat these issues the Government quickly enacted a bill to fix some of these issues. This new bill was called the Patriot Act. President George W. Bush signed it into law on October 26, 2001. It gave law enforcement and intelligence agencies many new tools and rules to protect the United States from terrorist attacks. Some of these new tools included making…

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    Patriots Vs Loyalists

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    the dilemma that’s going on between the patriots and loyalists. If you don’t know, Parliament (government) decided to pass acts (taxes) and the patriots didn’t have a say in it. On the other hand, the loyalists though it was an outstanding idea to tax the colonies equally. According to “Joseph Galloways Speech to the Continental Congress, 1774” Galloway stated that Parliament was just trying to protect the patriots by using the tax money they collected. Patriots didn’t seem to take it that way.…

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    his mind and of some others he was a patriot and acted in a time of war to kill the commander in chief of the other side of the war. The definition of a patriot is “a person that loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country.” Booth stated (“I have no desire to out-live my country” A patriot will die for their country and fights for it) stating that he does not care if he dies but only of what he did for the Confederate States of America. A patriot loves their country and will…

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    Brutus Is A Patriot Essay

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    Brutus was a patriot and a savior for the people of Rome because he sacrificed his good friend to ensure that Romans would not be enslaved. His actions showed that the people of Rome and their safety come first; him maintaining a relationship with Julius Caesar was a priority for Brutus. Brutus knew that if he did not follow through with his plan, he would regret it for the rest of his life and Romans would die as slaves. Although some would say that Brutus was untrustworthy, by carrying out…

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