Loyalist

friendships severed because the colonists could not agree on who to support in the war. The Patriots, also known as Whigs, were the colonists who were fighting against the British. The Loyalists, also known as Tories, were colonists who supported Great Britain and their efforts to control America. The Loyalists thought the Patriots were committing treason. The colonists set up an American military, but the Continental army was better trained and more reliable. George Washington, the…

The Loyalists and Patriots were people who disagreed about how life should be. The Loyalists believed in the British government. Their opinion was that the British government should rule over the Colonists and be respected as the sole authority. Patriots believed in individual rights and a simple government. The Patriots believed that the Colonists should have freedom; they also felt that they should not be taxed or be ruled under the British Crown. The conflict between Loyalists and Patriots…

different in that in America the thirteen colonies were not legally separated from one another, as in the situation of Vietnam being separated at the 17th parallel by the Geneva Accord. The Americans had two ideologies of the Patriots versus the Loyalist, primarily located in either the North or South; however, the fighting took place throughout the colonies. In Vietnam, the ground battles remained below the 17th parallel,…

implemented to avert another Revolution. Likewise, the article written by Benito Mussolini in 1932 defines the political ideology Fascism. The examination of both authors’ articles yields a sense of nationalism and political ideology. In The Late Loyalist by Alan Taylor, the argument is about the movements was for naught because the people were still paying higher taxes than those given to them by Britain compared to other parts of Britain’s dominion such as Upper Canada currently…

Hoai Bui Loyalists Vs Patriots Hour 3 America’s declaration of independence was a huge event in our nation's history. It freed us from Great Britain and made us independent. During the time, there were two distinct political groups within the colonies; the Loyalists and the Patriots. Loyalists, like their name states, were loyal to Britain and believed that the colonies were better off being ruled by Britain. The Patriots, however, wanted to be independent and free from Britain. These Patriots…

The Journey of a Loyalist Widow during the American Revolution My original name is Arabella Edward, but since we moved to the Colonies everyone refers to me a “Bella”. I was born and raised in Great Britain, under the Crown, and remain loyal to them to this day. I’m 22 years old. Turned out my husband was an agent for the British crown, whose name was Thomas Edward, age 26, and insisted we move to North America in hopes for “A better, brighter future.” We began in Boston. We moved here in early…

During the War for Independence the colonists had to decide whether to be a Loyalist or a Patriot. To me choosing to be a Loyalist was the best thing they could have done for the war. Many of the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots didn’t know how to respect England. The American Colonists did some very disrespectful things to us Loyalists and they didn’t respect our views! Although numerous Americans think that England gave us taxation without representation, we should have just gone along with…

Loyalist Views During the American Revolution During the 1760s and 1770s, a transition occurred in the colonies turning the once loyal British subjects into disorderly revolutionaries. The large British Empire ruled over a vast number of colonies making it difficult for the British government to enforce laws in every single one. In the 150 years before its colonies in North America, the British had maintained the unofficial policy of salutary neglect in which the British government turned a…

constant search for Loyalist support is an important reason, arguably more important than foreign intervention, why American succeeded in the Revolutionary War. Stephen Conway, who is a professor and writer from…

uses the effects the revolution had upon these loyalists, such their inability to bring the majority of their belongings with them when they fled America and how the British Empire reacted to such complications, as a way to argue what she claims is the “Spirit of 1783.” As a secondary theme she argues the concept of the loyalists’ exodus from America to every corner of the British Empire as a diaspora. She carefully goes over the impact the loyalists had upon the areas they settled in, such as…