Benefits Of The Tories

One raid on the American South was so serious Colonel John Baker had to surrender to the British. Soon after the attack the American Revolutionary War was almost about to happen. Some loyalists remained well..loyal to the British during that time period. The 2 sides as in the east and west side were very royal colonies.

The events surrounding the Boston Massacre exposed sharp divisions in the British colonies in North America with two distinct rival groups emerging, namely, the Loyalists and Patriots. The Loyalists were dedicated supporters of the British Crown whereas the Patriots were independence-minded colonists keen to break away from English rule. As a result, both feuding parties would seek to promote their own agenda without regard for core values such as accuracy and impartiality.

After the war, England left 10,000 troops in North America. This is one of the republican warning signs. The country kept a standing army during peacetime. In order to pay for the war and the continuing upkeep of the soldiers, Great Britain needed money. The government passed several acts that increasingly angered the colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 placed an import tax on sugar coming into the colonies, and it also created a vice-admiralty court for smugglers. “These were special courts…where a trained judge, appointed to serve at the Crown’s pleasure, would have the only say.” Defendants were not allowed a jury trial, another republican red flag. Around the same time, Parliament passed the Quartering Act. “This law required that each colonial assembly appropriate money to house the troops and supply their needs.” Not only did the colonists not want troops in the colonies, they now had to pay for them. Parliament forced compliance.

They felt as if the war was unnessessary and will only bring death in which didn’t have to be brought. Also through their eyes patriots were doing things very uncalled for because Britian was only trying to help and guide America to a better state. Loyalist James Chalmers said, “Great Britain has afforded to all mankind the most perfect proof of her wise, lenient and magnanimous government on the Colonies…” this was said in the speech “Plain Truth”. This quote states the idea of the loyalist being that of, Britian doing nothing wrong through their actions in the colonies. Later he also states, “Innumerable are the advantages of our connection with Britain, and a just dependence on her is a sure way to avoid the calamities and horrors of war. [Thomas Paine] surely forgets that when independent, we cannot trade with Europe…” Another arguement posed by the loyalist was, the colonies needed Britian for trade purposes. Without Britian the colonies would fall into ruin because of economic and physical downfalls of the society and the

Denied citizenship by the United States, a man without a country, he was tormented and interrogated by the government based on this reality, labeled a “disloyal” citizen to the U.S. Severing Ko from the remainder

During the American Revolution, people had to decide which side to support. Colonists for independence from England were usually called revolutionaries or whigs. But some Americans thought that to break away from the British government would not be right; they usually were called loyalists or tories.

The loyalists were people that had a big role in the american revolution. After the war they were founders of canada. the loyalists were important before and after the war.the loyalists were bystanders that made a difference.

After the slaves surrendered, the remaining members of the slaves that rebelled were hung for their crimes. These slaves were made an example to all other slaves, making them not even want to attempt to rebel in the future. This rebellion led to much harsher slave codes that were enforced in the colony. It also restricted the slaves so much that it meant that they could not go anywhere without their owners permission at any time. “The Negro Act of 1740 was passed which prohibited enslaved people from growing their own food, assembling in groups, earning money they, rather than their owners, could retain or learning to read.” (The Black Past.org)

Even though America was now completely self-sufficient, there were still people loyal to England. Often referred to as the "Tories", they did not want to abandon their parent country. The loyalists believed that America would never survive without England's protection and guidance. Mather Byles said, "...which is better, to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away, or by three thousand tyrants not a mile away." (The Famous Mather Byles). People like him believed that creating a separate government in America would not solve any problems, but only create more new ones. Others preached that it is a shame to leave their parent country. However, since the loyalists made up a small percentage of the population and were generally rich, the majority of people rarely favored their ideas. Prior to the breakout of the Revolution, many Tories had been tarred and feathered, beaten, or were subjected to other forms of punishment.

“Ideology and Mutual Suspicions” by Bernard Bailyn claimed that colonists wanted a society different from the one in Great Britain. Bailyn, a Neo-Whig believed that the colonists didn’t want the whole hierarchy that was passed down through generations like the British had. They wanted a society where hard work, skill, and talent was the only way to succeed. In the text, Bailyn claims that the hierarchy in Great Britain was threatening the liberties of both the colonists and the British. The cause of the revolution was to gain that liberty back.

Adams’ administration attempted to boost the country with a new policy to resolve its issues with France. This policy included the Alien and Sedition acts. However, the policy seemed to benefit the Federalists instead. The Alien and Sedition Acts was passed in order to protect themselves because Adams resisted the popular sentiment for war during the XYZ affair when it was necessary. American citizens only became infuriated with the acts. They claimed that the acts had violated their rights listed under the Constitution. They did not believe this policy to be acceptable, especially since it was not protecting them. Since this policy was not effective, Americans responded by creating their own resolutions. These resolutions were known and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. The result of the foreign policy was that it proved that it was created so that the Federalists could protect themselves, it did not protect Americans’ rights and it was so ineffective that it led people to create their own

The laws that Great Britain wanted to enforce politically were at much opposition to the American colonists.

Shortly after the United States entered into war with Japan, the federal government initiated a policy whereby 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were rounded up and herded into camps, 2/3 of these people were actually United States citizens. They were incarcerated without indictment, trial, or counsel - not because they had committed a crime, but simply because they resembled the enemy. These were similar to concentration camps that the Germans were using for the Jews, though no one was being killed and Japanese Americans were allowed to work within the camps. Not many Americans knew about the camps at that time, and some still don't know today. Like discussed in class, it was an embarrassing moment for this country. The book that was assigned in class, Desert Exile by Yoshiko Uchida, told the story of a family who lived through these horrible times. As we discussed in class

The war seemed to separate the colonists into three separate groups. Ones that were loyal to Britain, which were called “loyalists”. Most loyalists had “business ties” with Britain and saw being on Britain’s side of the war as being “defenders”. While other loyalists despised those that rebelled and assumed their reason to rebel was to obtain more money from the empire. The second group was with George Washington called the “Patriots”, who were fighting for the freedom from Britain, and the third group were people that were trying to go about their lives and not get involved in the war. Though slaves were asked to participate in the war, most went to Britain’s side in exchange for freedom. In 1775, Washington and his army win the battle at Saratoga and this ultimately wins over France as an

British believed that their control over the colonies was justified via the theory of Mercantilism