...Difference Between Patriots and Loyalists Jarred- There were many differences between Patriots and Loyalists. Patriots were the colonists who rebelled against the British rule over their colonies and in 1776 declared themselves the United States of America. Aaron-And Loyalists were American colonists still loyal to British Crown. Some loyalists were Sir John Johnson, Joseph Brant, William Franklin, and Thomas Hutchison. Will- Some Patriots were Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Ethan Allen, Patrick Henry, and Ben Franklin. Between 40% to 45% of the white population were Patriots and between 15% to 20% supported being Loyalists. The remaining colonists were neutral. Jarred-Most Loyalists were enslaved African Americans wanting their freedom so...
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...Created the Emphasized Bible. Also marked up the original Bible to prove certain meanings. #11: Yorktown The site of the Siege of Yorktown. It consisted of the American and French combined force against the British. Was the final land battle of the war. #12: Saratoga Two small battles that ended with the Americans capturing Gen. John Burgoyne. Burgoyne had tried to separate New York from Massachusetts. Led to Spain joining the war against Britain. #13: Abigail Adams 1st 2nd lady and 2nd 1st Lady. (Confusing, huh?) Her husband John always wanted her advice on matters. The letters she wrote showcase women’s role in the war. #14: The Treaty of Paris, 1783 The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War! Gave America the one thing they had always wanted, Independence. Nearly gave America the Province of Quebec as well! #15: “Natural Aristocracy” Aristocracy built on work, rather than being born into wealth. Focused on those that had worked hard to earn their wealth. Wanted their political system to be more...
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...A Look at the Loyalist Cause When many Americans think of the Loyalist or Tory cause, the stereotypes of a prim and proper aristocrat with a British accent and a tarred-and feathered tax collector quickly surface. When examining the views and motivations of over two-and-a-half-million people living in the Thirteen Colonies during the Revolution, hardly any views were uniform. Even supporters of a major faction such as the Loyalists had a diverse array of misgivings about the rebellion against the British Crown. Many Americans opposed the Revolution for a wide variety of reasons: most notably, personal ties and attachment to Britain. These attachments took several forms, including fear and intimidation from mob rule, as well as religious and...
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...chased from Jamestown, attacks on Indians and burning of the capital. Furthermore, colonists wished to expand their colonial territories by pushing westwards in order to claim the frontier land that belonged to the Indians. However, they were denied by Governor Berkeley (Rice, 2014). Suppression of the revolt was initially managed through merchant ships turned to combat equipment. Later the British royal forces joined and took several years to overcome the resistance. The battleground for this revolt was primary at the Potomac River. Ideally, the setting of the revolt was a political tussle between Bacon and Berkeley. Other consequences of the war included looting of property belonging to both loyalists and rebels. Choice of analyzing this conflict in the wake of colonization of America has been...
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...The British had a war plan or strategy on how to defeat the Colonists in the south. At first their plan succeeded, and then later it would fail. They started off by conquering southern cities and towns, two of which were Savannah and Charles Town. Later, Loyalist bands would roam the backcountry and destroy Patriot farms killing men, women, and children. To slow the British down, the Patriots used a technique called guerrilla warfare. Guerillas are fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks. One famous group of guerillas were led by Francis Marion. He led his men through the swamps. They would attack without warning, and then later escape. He later earned the nickname “Swamp Fox” because of his accomplishments. The way the...
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...having it’s shadow of dictation over the American colonies, was also affected by any significant uprisings that would happen within the colonies. For instance, back in America where rebellions such as that of Nathaniel Bacon became influential towards Britain in that it created social, political, and economic disruptions between them. Bacon, aside from being tasty, was also a big wake-up slap in many of the colonist’s faces as well as the British’s. He showed the colonists that Sir William Berkley, who was the governor of Virginia at the time, was a puppet of the King and took no actions whatsoever to defend the people...
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...Critical Review Analysis | The Loyalist –General Influences by Gail Saunders | asatkins184 000-06-3184Doctor Christopher CurryOctober 30th , 2013 | In The Loyalist – General Influences, Gail Saunders tells of the Loyalist who migrated to the Bahamas to remain under British rule and their influences on the Bahamas. She presents the article in a form of a story which she shares perspectives from other writers. This paper will review Saunders journal as well as her main arguments and will evaluate the quality of Saunders writing and the strength and weakness of the journal. Saunders begins her journal by stating the reasons the Loyalist left America. She discusses the social, economic and political affects the Loyalist had on the Bahama islands, various lifestyles they brought with them and how the adapted to the islands. Saunders argues that the Loyalist had to endure hardships due to the land type in the Bahamas, “Loyalist either adjusted to a Bahamian way of life, enduring hardships and learning the way of sea or the left the Bahamas.” She also cited Doctor Peters who showed how important the geography of the Bahamas was to the Loyalist. She argues that the Loyalist improved the economy of the Bahamas because prior there was economic distress. She showed how the last names that exist today originated from the Bahamas benefitted from privateering base in 1779 and 1780. She also states that the Loyalist greatly influenced Bahamian life with their own concept of plantation...
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...In terms of neutrality, an often forgotten but extremely important viewpoint that must be considered is the opinion of the Native Americans. While there were a few who supported or opposed the Revolution, the most common perspective held by Amerindians was to abstain from the War. For example, Little Abraham of the Mohawks clearly stated that his tribe wanted to: ‘‘. . . Not take any part, but, as it is a family affair, to sit still and see you fight it out . . . for we bear as much affection for the King of England’s subjects, upon the other side of the water, as we do for you, born upon this island” (Fitz, Suspected on Both Sides, 299). The Native Americans held similar opinions regarding both the English and the Americans, so they thought...
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...In the Novel's Chains and My Brother Sam is Dead, Isabel Finch and Tim Meeker are very similar in many ways but are still very different. Tim and Isabel are both torn between the two sides of the war. Tim is torn between his father, a loyalist, and his brother Sam, a Patriot Solider. Isabel is torn between her master, Mrs. Lockton, a loyalist, and her friend Curzon, a patriot. They both are being torn by the cost of their freedom. For Tim, it would be losing his father to become Patriot with his brother Sam or losing his Brother by staying loyal to his father by staying a Loyalist. For Isabel her cost of freedom was she would risk anything to gain the freedom she deserved. For them to both gain freedom they have to become responsible very fast....
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...10/9/14 Thomas Jefferson used the ideas of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to frame colonist’s rights. The Declaration of Independence is a document in which gave freedom and liberties to people who lived in the American colonies. Many American colonists were unhappy with the British because of how they were treating them and therefore sought for equality and rights. However, some colonists had different views toward the American independence movement. Yet, the outcome changed America forever. American colonies felt that Britain was trying to take away their rights and liberties by enforcing new laws and imposing taxes upon them. The British established the Sugar Act, which lowered the tax on molasses. Even though they lowered the tax the colonists were left furious because they didn’t want Britain to be in control of them. This Act enforced colonists not to smuggle. The colonists were angered by this because they were used to smuggling and when the British established this tax they felt that they were being forced to pay a tax which had them feeling like they were having their rights taken away. Another tax that angered the colonists was the Stamp Act. This was a tax on all printed documents and it gave the parliament permission to regulate all the trade. This led colonists to protest “no taxation without representation”. It was the concept of who is representing the colonies. They felt like they had no one representing them and that they were being...
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...A great victory was attained for Britain in 1763 during the French and Indian War, which brought much debt from the battles and all land conquered. This forced the British to impose many taxation policies to the colonists of America, and after imposing and repealing the Stamp Act, the British attempted numerous more approaches of actions that in turn led to many protests by the colonists, including the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. These rebellions where not of how high the taxes were, but that there wasn’t direct representation in the parliament for them. This furthered British suppressions and organizations of the colonial militias called “Loyalists” to move against the “Patriots”, colonists who were against the government, and...
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...Even before the Boston Tea Party started, a lot of Loyalists were tortured by the Patriots. Patriots kept a close eye on Loyalists and did not tolerate them who actively sided with the British Empire and calling them to destroy the Patriots. A lot of their properties were burned and incinerated by Patriots. In 1765, when the Stamp Act was imposed, a huge number of colonists in Boston thrashed and tore down the spectacular houses of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Andrew Oliver, who were both Loyalists. Patriots barged into the doors with broadaxes, tore down the furniture, stole the cash and jewelry, throw away the books and papers, getting drunk from the wine in the cellar, and then took apart the roof and walls. Both owners barely escaped from their own houses. Then, after the Boston Tea Party, a lot of colonists’ anger spread throughout the 13...
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...------------------------------------------------- Minipulated African Americans and the Revolution Nikki Jones Genesee community college History 203: Fall 2014 Nikki Jones Genesee community college History 203: Fall 2014 Manipulated: African Americans and the Revolution One of the most notable intellectual paradoxes in American history is how the founding fathers could promote the equal rights of man and their perceived enslavement by the crown while simultaneously holding a fifth of their own population in bondage. Another question that plaques the history of this great nation is why abolition, or widespread emancipation, did not occur at this period in time when revolutionary and republican rhetoric existed alongside of anti-slavery sentiments. A case can be made that Americans were speaking more loudly for the end of political enslavement, rather than the freedom of slaves themselves. The exclusion of slaves from the political forefront made it easier for Americans to make these hypocritical claims. Whether or not whites were able to justify themselves the exclusion of the black community from their cries for freedom, the parallels revolutionary rhetoric had on their own condition were not lost on slaves. Many took advantage of the revolutionary crisis and ran away and joined either side in hopes to attain their own independence. There reasons that Blacks chose to join the revolutionary fight are as varied as the individuals who made them. The motives were...
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...Sohee Kang England's Vietnam essay The devastation of the French and Indian war left the British in heavy debt, which then led to the various acts and taxes imposed on the colonies. Starting in 1764 with the sugar act and ending with the conclusion of the revolution in 1783, many factors contributed to the defeat of the British. Mostly due to vast distance of the mother country from the colonies, it was difficult for England to supply themselves with soldiers, food, and weapons. Other factors that contributed to their defeat were the alliance between the Americans and England’s bitter rivals such as the Spanish and French, who sent soldiers and supplies to the colonies, as well as England’s own strategical follies. In the aftermath of the French and Indian war, England’s parliament taxed the colonies heavily to recover from the debt by passing various Acts that taxed materials such as sugar, paper, and tea. This caused the unrest and dissent among the Americans which was then followed by resistance and oppression. After several years of uneasiness, a violent battle occurred in Lexington and Concord on April 19 1775, which marked the beginning of the American Revolution. George III then proceeded to begin and quickly end a war against the colonies to set an example of them. This method, however, required vast numbers of soldiers and other supplies, which was scarce and hard to obtain due to the distance separating the opposing sides. Even if the British did obtain...
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...privileged courtiers, “whose position or rank…flowed from the crown or court” , as they were generously rewarded for their connections to the monarchy whereas the colonists had to work for their prosperity. White Patriots, who reached success through hard labor, expelled about 80,000 loyalists and courtiers whose cherished positions came from Britain’s patronage, thus returning the liberties and entitled rights to the people. By purging the undeserving loyalists from their offices, “a republican dagger [was] driven into the heart of the old hereditary order” as Britain had no more colonial figureheads to directly manipulate to keep revolutionaries in check. With the loyalists who promoted British interests expelled, Americans gained independence from traditional British order and were equal through their...
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