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    As a loyalist, we are loyal to the king and Britain. We will do everything in our will to protect our country and its people. We are enraged by the responses of the colonists. They are rambling about the taxes, the regulations and restrictions. We are only trying to benefit both parties and provide opportunities to improve our nation, but I can see that the patriots are concerned and strongly believe in protecting their rights and freedoms. I am here to inform you of all the rationality behind our

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    commercial autonomy they so desired. William Smith, Jr., a loyalist lawyer from New York, wanted the colonies to have their own “continental parliament”, and other new colony-specific government offices, which would have necessitated changes to the British Constitution.2 Since both sides were so intractable in their beliefs that they were the ones being wronged, no such radical compromise was ever considered, but that did not stop the desperate loyalists from imagining a scenario where the status quo was

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    Dead is based on a young man and his family. Tim big brother named Sam went into the war between the Loyalist and the Patriots. During the war Sam’s father disagreed for him to go into the war as a soldier of the Patriots because he told Sam that he could either be a tory or get out of the house. When Sam enlisted to be part of the Patriots, the Patriots side wasn’t doing so good as the Loyalist due to the lack of food supply, some of the soldier was man who was under 18 and were beginners, the cold

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    “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

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    population were Patriots. These were the “anti-British”. They were fighting for the people’s independence. The next category consisted of the people who were against our independence. They were called Loyalists. They also made up one-third of the population. The last third was everyone else that hadn’t taken a position. As you can see by the way the population was split up, not everyone wanted independence. Boston Merchants did not want to be independent. Leading to this, the Loyalists were attacked

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    colonists because there was more than one idea of what the ideal solution to the question of independence. There were two major opinions when it came to the idea of the colonies becoming independent from Britain. The first side were the Loyalists. A well known loyalist was Charles Inglis. Inglis wrote "The True Interest of America Impartially Stated, 1776", in this document he explains why the colonies should split away from Britain. Inglis condensed his reasoning into,"I stand

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    what led to the American Revolution, we first have to ask what persuaded those residing in America to adopt the patriot ideals that ultimately led to the separation from the King of Britain and form an independent society on “British lands.” These patriot ideals are exhibited within Common Sense, a political piece favored by the media. Within this document Paine expresses the patriots fear of the tyrannous King of England, and the call to rise against him by saying, “As a long and violent abuse of

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    The song “The Climb” sung by Miley Cyrus is very similar to the story Cast Two Shadows by Ann Rinaldi. The song shows a journey, faith, and troubles, which are all represented in the story. “The Climb” was the perfect song that mirrored Cast Two Shadows. Already within the first stanza of “The Climb”, Miley Cyrus says that, “[She] can almost see it. That dream [she’s] dreaming” In comparison, the lyrics are relatable in the book too. Caroline, in a sense, also has a dream; to get her father back

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    Contrast a Loyalist and a Patriot. You should include a couple of points in each area. Then tell me which one you would be and why. 10 points Those who chose to stay with Britain, the Loyalists, did not consider unfair taxes and regulations good reasons for rebellion. Some loyalists lived in relative isolation and had not been part of the wave of discontent that turned many Americans against Britain. Others expected to win the war and wanted to regain favor with the Britain. The Patriots, on the other

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    they usually were called loyalists or tories. Here are some reasons that i will not go to the patriots side; first they have all the freedom and no laws at all; also they don’t have one single piece of government and things get out of hand really fast because whatever they want to do the can; another reason you shall come be with us is that the patriots are over populated in the united states, and last they have been around for a lot less longer. I would be a loyalists because Taxes are

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