Loyalists Dbq

By the year 1776, King George III could not have done anything to avoid war, at that point it was inevitable. There was only one possibility “to avert ‘this American storm’[, it] was to reach an accommodation just as soon as possible” (McCullough 17). It was known by both sides, the British and the Americans, that this could never happen. Neither government would give up their cause in order to stop the war. The Americans were set on gaining their independence from Great Britain and would risk all of their lives in war in order to have it. The British on the other hand would not give up their land that they had in the Americas which

The American Revolution was a critical turning point in American history. Following the French and Indian War, Britain ignored its previous policy of salutary neglect and began intervening in the colonies affairs through taxes, occupation of soldiers, violation of civil liberties, all the while ignoring colonial pleas for representation in Parliament. These events led to the “shot heard ‘round the world” at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. America was now at war with Britain. Nevertheless, the impact of

The years of 1763-1765 were truly defining moments for colonist of the colonies, soon to become the United States of America. ‘’War! War! This is the only way!” American Colonist shouted,as they took to the streets proclaiming defiance of British rule. “We as a people shall fight for our freedom and have victory.No more shall we continue to let others control our countries and give our money to a monarch who has no concern for our right’s, dedication that was put forth to help fight and respect us as loyal subjects.We must fight for our freedom!” When American colonist waged war it proved to be the only way for the colonies to become free from Britian. In turn, the colonist were justified in breaking away from England because of: The

The point of no return in the context of American colonial-British relations is an event that signified the demise of the relationship between the two nations and began the inevitable Revolutionary War. In the years leading up to the beginning of the conflict, Americans did not want to separate from the mighty British Empire. They desired to remain in the English Kingdom but preferred “no taxation without representation.” The point of no return completely altered the Americans’ opinion on remaining a British colony. In April of 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord became the point of no return in American colonial-British relations because it pitted the Americans and the British against each other, urged the Americans to continue the fight, and started the Revolutionary War.

On october 19, 1781 the British army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia. Although the treaty had yet to be signed, American independence had been accomplished. The Patriots had pulled off the most improvable upset by defeating the most powerful military of the day. Although the British had more troops, were highly trained, had more supplies, and a strong navy, the Patriots prevailed. Under the leadership of George Washington along with technological advancements in weaponry, aid from foreign allies, new fighting techniques, coupled with medical innovations and an extensive spy ring, a new nation is born.

The American Revolution began in 1765 and ended in 1783 with the signing of a peace treaty, which confirmed the separation from the British Empire. The purpose of this paper is to acknowledge lessons learned from the American siege that took place in Yorktown, Virginia, known as the Battle of Yorktown. The battle between the Franco-American forces and British Army began September 28, 1781 and lasted until the British surrender in October 19, 1781. In order to best do this, we must first get an understanding of the intended purpose of the battle, the Franco-American cooperation, events leading up to the battle, the battle itself, and the aftermath.

Moreover, he requested for the support of the House of Lords and the House of Commons on his position. This caused The House of Lords and the House of Commons to go into a solemn debate and to vote in favor of the King’s Proclamation well into midnight, ending at 4 AM. Thus, the first battle began between American and British troops. War between the Americans and the British Empire appeared on April 19, 1775, at the battle of Lexington and Concord, near Boston. Subsequently, the next battle took place and is commonly known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, which occurred at Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Although the Battle of Bunker Hill was a victory for the British, they had one thousand casualties that resulted from the skirmish. A few days before the Battle of Bunker Hill, George Washington accepted to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. During these months, British troops were under siege at Boston and their food and supplies were running dangerously low. Sadly, Britain got news from their troops in America a month or two after things had happened to them. This was due to the fact that Britain and the American colonies were separated by the ocean, resulting of a 3,000 mile distance.

American colonists mainly descended from England and were loyal to the British Crown, however, politically the decisions made in the Continental Congress and the stopping of salutary neglect angered the colonists, socially, as a result of unfair taxes, colonists from all the colonies began to rebel and thus have their interests aligned which developed a sense of social unity, and economically after many unjust acts were carried out by the British Empire, the colonies began to help one another, therefore between 1750 to 1776 colonists began to cease their loyalty towards England and develop an independent American identity.

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

With a great sense of nationalism and pride in the year of 1763 colonists were celebrating the victory from the French and Indian war. This war left the British government in debt. The British tried to pay off the debt by taxing the colonists in many things. American colonists refused to keep up with the tyranny/rule of the British and requested representation in the legislation of new laws in the British Parliament which was denied and that is why it is justified that the Americans colonists broke away from England to gain the independence they had aspired to get after being deprived and oppressed from their freedom.

Loyalists opposed independence from Britain since they had given the colonies security from other nations. Britain also had not sent their entire army to attack the colonies, which can cause in loss of lives and money. As state in a letter from the Pennsylvania newspaper by an anonymous writer, “ The peace and security we already enjoyed under British protection, before mistaken taxation took place…” (Document B), Britain has given them the opportunity to go to the new land, but now they are saying that they don’t need them. The colonies don’t have the money to aid the army, and many will lose many colonial lives.

war, it is a sign of radical action. Britains' army was four times as big

On April 19, 1775, Americans will never forget when many deaths and historical events occurred allowing the colonist to receive their victoriorous justice. Colonists were frustrated because Britain forced them not to have any representation in the British Parliament. This led to an American battle which had 4,435 deaths involving this event. Although, we lost many lives during this time period, we gained justice and independence from Great Britain, with the help of one of Americas strongests allie; the French. In fact, without assistance, the Americans were no match for Britains; showing the hatred towards the British from the French and Americans, thus, making it easy for them to form an alliance. In 1778, representatives of both America

The patriots maintained their argument from the Declaration of Independence that it was their responsibility to overthrow an unreasonable government, and that they were now independent of the crown. Anyone who remained loyal to the monarch thereafter was guilty of treason. The loyalists asserted that the colonies remained one with the British Empire, despite the Declaration, which they viewed as an act of treason in

Jasanoff says, “Both of these republican revolutions were civil wars; both civil wars triggered international ones. But, where the French Revolution began as a radical domestic upheaval, the American Revolution was of course a colonial uprising – and the refugees’ fates underscored that distinction. French émigrés rejected the republic and were denied membership in it in turn. As exiles, they had to make friends out of their enemy’s enemies, and vest their hopes in the counter-revolution, their ultimate source of rehabilitation. Loyalists, however, began and ended their lives as subject of the British Empire, an entity that endured and was able to embrace them despite the American rebellion.” (Armitage, 51) Loyalists had an option to continue their loyalty to Britain and in doing so were welcomed and assisted in setting up a new life in The British Empire. French émigrés went out to other countries; Britain and America included, and started anew with no tie to the country