I am doing a synthesis write on what I know about the revolutionary war. My claim is: you may think that the colonists and loyalists were different because they were fighting against each other, However in many different ways they are the same. I know this because in my revolutionary war research I found that both the colonists and the loyalists were fighting for freedom from something like taxes or the king’s power. Evidence I have to support this is; slaves, colonists, and loyalists all hated having taxes on tea, stamps, molasses, and other goods imported from Britain. Another piece of evidence I have is in my book club book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, when Isabel was pretending Curzon was her brother, and was sneaking food in for him, she also was offered a job by the prison guard. She pretended Curzon was dead so she could take him out and save him, but also get back Ruth, her little sister. Isabel was fighting for her and her sister’s rights and freedom from slavery. This proves that these people were fighting for their rights, others were fighting for their lives. …show more content…
Some colonists and loyalists were caught stealing food, so their family would have food on the table that night, when they were caught doing this it didn’t matter who they were, they were brought to the square and whipped half to death. More evidence I have is, colonists and loyalists had so many taxes put on food, that it started to become unaffordable, they also had other taxes on house, water, and electricity, and if they were not paying them, they would be thrown into jail. While these people were fighting for life, the wealthy were partying and bragging about all the money they
Before the Revolutionary War, the tensions between the colonists and King George of Great Britain were “very high”. The colonists were unhappy over the unfair treatment they were receiving from Britain. They were angry with the taxes and laws that King George had imposed upon them. Despite the taxes being for the French and Indian War, which Britain had fought to keep the colonists safe, they still were angered that they had to pay them. The colonists were unfairly taxed without representation and had a legitimate reason to be angry with King George and Great Britain. The only solution that seemed possible was war, so the colonists decided to declare war. The American colonists were justified for breaking away from the British because they were unfairly taxed and were treated unfairly by the British.
During the revolution, the Patriot and Loyalists’ perspectives began to differ. One difference between the Patriot and Loyalists’ perspectives on The Stamp Act; the Patriots believed that the British government was not giving them a say in their own laws. The Patriots felt that the tax was directly imposed on them without reason, while the Loyalists felt that the taxes fairly paid for British aid. George Washington, the soon-to-be leader of the Continental Army, challenged “If Great Britain therefore loads her manufactures with heavy taxes, will it not facilitate these measures?”(Washington). Washington felt that it was unfair that British Parliament was taxing the colonies, because they had already been supplying them with so many resources.
During the late 1700s conflict arose between the greatest power in the world known as Great Britain and the colonies of America. The conflict that occurred is well known today as the Revolutionary War. While a lot of people see the revolutionary war as America united together while fighting for freedom from the British government there were those in America who sought to stay loyal to the crown. As with any conflict, there are always two sides of the coin. Loyalists saw separation from England as a toxic idea that would only cause war and a reduction in wealth of America’s people while Revolutionists saw the need for freedom from all oppression, treachery and unfair taxation.
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
As you may perceive the Revolutionary war is about how we got our freedom! And the Boston Massacre
The loyalists tried to stop the revolution.since the patriots were causing mobs, the loyalists only did peaceful
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 patriots were the people who believed that the colonies were better off on their own. These personalities were best exemplified in groups such as the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty. These groups were dedicated to protesting the unfair taxation and laws by boycotting British goods and producing their own instead. The other group were the loyalist who believed that the colonies were fine under British rule. Many loyalist were high ranking officials who had a better connection to Great Britain and believed that colonist were being treated fairly. The two distinctly different personalities lead to more tension since the two parties both thought they were right and the other
The Patriots fought for an admirable cause, as stated in the Declaration of Independence they believed in fighting for the "unalienable rights: that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" (Ford.153). However, they took these "unalienable" rights away from the
By fighting for their cause they were able to bring down Britain and win the war. The Revolutionary War was revolutionary
Imagine how hard it would be to live in the 1760s. Now imagine living in the 1760s and having a bunch of taxes put on all the things that you use most. This is what the American colonists had to live through. In the 1760s, the British parliament placed taxes and laws on the American colonists. The colonists got very upset with Great Britain and started to protest. Eventually these protests led to the revolutionary war. Two british laws that the colonists thought were unfair were the high taxes on their goods without anyone to represent the colonists and the law that let the british soldiers quarter in the colonist homes. The colonists responded by doing boycotting British Goods and protesting.
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
In October, members of Bard Prison convicted of manslaughter faced off against students of Harvard University, an Ivy league school. Astonishingly, these prisoners defeated the college and proving that stereotypes are inaccurate. Similarly, certain types of inhabitants of the thirteen colonies faced discrimination, but were able to achieve greatness. By the time the revolution ended these colonists had each contributed towards the Continental Army. In fact, without the contributions of Women, African Americans and Europeans, America’s quest for independence in the Revolutionary War may not have been successful.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, started from 1775 and ended in 1783. This turning event in history was caused by Great Britain governing the 13 colonies and taxing goods without consent. After the French and Indian War, King George the 3rd needed to pay off war debt. His solution was to tax the colonies, which made them agitated and revolt against Great Britain and their soldiers called the redcoats. There were some people who wanted to stay loyal to Britain and were called Loyalists. On the other hand, colonists who fought for their freedom and supported independence from the British were called Patriots. The colonists and British both believed that the war would be over quickly.Unfortunantly, the colonists didn’t have an experienced and well-trained army unlike the British. Thanks to the France, Spain, and Netherlands, who affiliated with the American patriots the colonists were able to win the war against Britain. Gaining allies was a prominent event because the American colonies needed support from other countries in order
“Ostensibly, the battle was between freedom and tyranny (if you were a patriot), or about the responsibilities of being an Englishman (if you were a Loyalist).” (Shultz 2010) Leading up to the revolution, some of the colonists were beginning to feel independent from England. At the time, tensions were high because there were people who wanted to be nondependent on England; at the same time, there were people who felt loyal to their homeland. The revolution was sparked by three things: local conflict, Britain’s uncompromising attitude, and a shift of opinion. (Shultz 2010)