Patriot, he fought against Great Britain for independence. Samuel opposed British taxes and did not like having British soldiers in Boston. He was cousin of John Adams.
William Samuel Johnson of Connecticut was a Patriot who signed the Constitution. Sir William Johnson who was his Majesty's Indian Agent for North America, and who lived at Johnson Hall (still...
A loyalist was considered a person from the colonies that didn't want to break away from England. Their reasons for not wanting to varied, but for most of them it was #1 fear of the British...