Loyalist

Crown these people were known as the loyalists. The loyalists fought against those colonists whom wanted what they did not want which was to break free from Great Britain’s rules and regulations. Five unarmed colonists were murdered for protesting amongst others by the British soldiers. This tragic event is known as The Boston Massacre. One of the five men that were murdered was an African American…

the American Revolution. Some men enlisted, some men worked, some men built, and some men spied. The colonies were filled with spies from 1775 and 1783, whether they were loyalists or patriots it didn't matter, each one was important. One of the most influential and important spies during the American Revolution was a loyalist named James Moody. If the British were to win the war, he would be remembered as a hero for his ability to infiltrate important information to help exploit American…

us, when we have saved lots of effort from the royal navy. But if the rebellion is successful, what will happen to loyalists? Do you really believe that loyalists will be free men, or allowed to stay here in America, or own property if this rebellion succeeds? Then you will think back and say,” We should have ended this while we still had the chance.” They will destroy the loyalists, and take everything that they own. It would destroy this city! Washington has committed treason, and treason is…

pushed my Tory peers and I out of the French occupied territory. This made the Loyalists furious, why should we, loyalists, be placed below the French, who lost the war, yet, the parliament treats them like the victors. In addition, the ride here was horrendous. It was crowded and dirty. I am disgruntled at the parliament for making us endure such conditions. I am sure that my experience was similar to the other 5,500 loyalists that came here in 1783. At least they gave me a large plot of land…

The War of Independence also known as the Revolutionary War. It was a war on North America between thirteen British colonies and the kingdom of Great Britain. The war was the result of many events over a long time period of the political American Revolution ,where the British rule was overtaken by the colonist. An army was formed by revolutionaries that took control of the 2nd continental congress in 1775. The next year, they declared their independence as a brand new nation, the U.S From 1778…

Constituted an official recognition of America’s independence and lent powerful military heft to the Patriot cause 4. Allies bound themselves to wage war until United States fully secured its freedom and until both agreed to terms with Britain 5. Led the American Revolutionary War to become a world war The Colonial War Becomes a Wider War A. Lexington 1778 1. England and France come to blows 2. Shot fired widened into a global conflagration 3. Spain and Holland join the fray…

The Americans were up against one of the biggest military threats in the world during the Revolutionary War. Britain had a highly trained army, navy and experienced commander. The Americans fought hard for their independence; the thought of independence was a powerful motivation to continue the fight. They also had some experience from the Seven Years War. The first years of the war were disappointing on the American side; Washington started off with 28,000 men and dropped down to less than…

Guerrilla warfare swept through Chile as independence fighters clashed with troops sent by Spanish loyalists. From 1814 to 1817, the Spanish government focused on ridding Chile of anyone looking to gain independence. Much of their efforts included limitations for native Chileans and discriminated against them. Although they had sought to quell the rise of independence, these actions by the Spanish had the opposite effect. The discriminating acts gave those fighting for independence a stronger…

Thomas Jefferson for Treason On July 5, 1776, Thomas Jefferson was served by a loyalist group in Philadelphia for treason against Great Britain. The trial was pushed close to the top of the list of trials and began a few months later because of the heinous accusation brought about and also because the courts were have a slow season in the middle of a possible revolution. As the trial started Jefferson teamed up with his good friend John Adams to be is defender because Jefferson knew that Adams…

Carolinas and Virginia. The British could have done many things differently in order to win the war in the South, but they made mistakes which led them to their downfall. In the Carolinas, the revolutionary government mobbed, tortured, and imprisoned loyalists in the backcountry. There was a high intensity of partisan warfare which led to bizarre…