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﻿ ﻿ <<  patriots ﻿ Its not possible to tell how many people favored independce or hated it. There were genarlly two types of people. One were Loyalist who wanted to stay as the British 13 coloines. Patriots wanted to break away and start there own country.(United states of America) One of those things are taxes and independece.For years there was about 1/3 who approved of revolution. 1/3 who were aginst it. and 1/3 was undecided.Thomas Paine argured for indepence but just added more fuel to this argument.Patriots subjected loyalist to public humilation and violence.Patriots were much more succesful in getting support. Patriots won the war of propaganda. because of that many comittes conviced fence sitters to join the patriots cause for independence. Some people joined the British that were not persuaded by the patriots. some just join because of nothing or because they agree with there cause.Some joined because they are sheer british citizens.This war also seperated families like Benjamin Franklin's son William a Loyalist governor of New Jersey. He supported British during this war. This person was alot of things while this war was going on. He was born in boston(1706) Many Loyalist dindt know that there was a spy upon them. He was a curious man about the world so he taugh himself about it. He was on many committees and the most important one of those was the Declaration of independence. when he went to France with Silas Deane and Dr. Aruthur lee to negotiacte a French alliance for the war. the mission involved more than diplomacy,they had gathered intelligence, told propaganda and recurited new people for allies in the war.

william franklin was Ben's son. he was born outside of wedlock in 1730 he was raised by ben and his wife. Deborah Reed. Through his life he was like a compainon to his Dad.He also proved that lighting came from the ground rather than the sky in his own experiments. As he rose from printer to postmaster William rose with him.Will was the Philadelphia postmaster. As he moved on to comptroller of the entire North American postal system at 23.

Nathan Hale was also a Famous Patriot. Some people say people who are intelligence gatherers or spies come from the most wierdest backgrounds. He was borne June 6 1755 in Conventry connecticut to a family with 12 children. was good at athletics and scholarship He entered Yale at 14 with intentions of being a schoolteacher. He graduated at 1773. He later became a captian and came to New York with my regiment. He was know as Ltcol Thomas Knowlot to lead a caompany of Famous Knowlot Rangers. Loyalist Who were Loyalist? They were people that came from everywhere. Most were small farmers,artistans,and shopkeepers. Most British were always loyal to the Crown. Wealthy merchants tendened to remain with the British.Slaves in Putrin new england were offered freedom if they were loyal to british and fight for them.

Where were Loyalist? Estimated people would say half of New York's population were loyalists. In New York city they had Aristocratic culture & it was occupied throught the Revoultionary war. In the Carolinas countryfarmers were loyalist. Iam gueseing this is were the food suply of the british came in.

What were Loyalist? They were people that wanted to stay apart of englend.

Thomas Hutchinson was A loyalist. He was a Suprem

<<This is John Hancock He was one of the richest people that lived in New England. This man was also a great singer of the decleration of independence, was a patriot leader. This person singed the Declaration of independent.It is the most flamboyant and noticable signiture on the paper. A famous Loyalist was Lord DunmoreHe fought for the British. He had Offered To free them but they would have to fight along side the british in the war of loyalist aginst patriots. Although loyalist were fast in thier commitment the african americans ended up joining the Patriots. This reason is because he had problems with the rebals that he had to come to peace with the indians First.