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For colonists in 1776 what were the cost and benefits of deciding to surpport the patriots fight for independence?
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For the colonists in 1776 what were the costs and benefits of deciding to support the Patriots' fight for independence?
The colonists would be freed from Britain's rules and would get to govern themselves.
American colonists who supported independence from Britain and were willing to fight for independence were known as?
Seperatist
Some colonists loyalists who sided with Britain the other colonists were patriots who supported the right to independence?
The patriots were for independence. Those who were loyal to the king were called loyalists.
What were colonists loyal to the cause of American independence called?
We called them 'patriots'. The British called them 'rebels'.
What is the word for colonists who argued in favor of independence from Britain?
Patriots
What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?
The Declaration of Independence
What was the name for the group of colonists who supported the movement for independence from England?
Patriots
What were the loyalists and patriots beliefs?
The loyalists were people who opposed the war for independence while the patriots were American colonists who wanteed the independence
Colonists who fought were called?
"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence. Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.
What are people who opposed independence called?
The term for supporters of Independence was Patriots, and the British may have termed them Yankees as well.
What group of colonists faced hostility as a result their views regarding the Declaration of Independence?
The Patriots are the group of colonists that faced hostility.
How were the colonists that wanted independence from England called?
They were called rebels or patriots, depending on who you talked to.
