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Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King's Men. George Washington's winning side in the war called themselves "Patriots", and in this article Americans on the revolutionary side are called Patriots.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (2nd ed. 1992) pp. 230–319. Brands, H.W.. Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution. New York: Anchor Books 2022. ISBN 978-0-593-08256-0; Brannon, Rebecca. From Revolution to Reunion: The Reintegration of the South Carolina Loyalists. Columbia: University of South ...
The Loyalists during the American revolution had to face two kinds of persecution. One was done constitutionally, the other by lawless mobs. Patriots refused to tolerate Loyalists who were active on behalf of the king and called for the king to send forces to destroy the Patriots.
Loyalists were older, better established, and more likely to resist innovation than the patriots. Loyalists felt that the Crown was the legitimate government and resistance to it was morally wrong, while the patriots felt that morality was on their side because the British government had violated the constitutional rights of Englishmen.
The American Revolution (1765–1783) ... Both Loyalists and Patriots were a "mixed lot", [144] [145] but ideological demands always came first. The Patriots viewed ...
The second was a civil war between American Patriots, American Loyalists, and those who preferred to remain neutral. Particularly in the south, many battles were fought between Patriots and Loyalists with no British involvement, leading to divisions that continued after independence was achieved. [270]
With half a million copies sold by the end of the American Revolution, “Common Sense” remains one of the best-selling works of all time relative to the U.S. population (2.5 million in 1776 ...
American insurgent victory - defeat of British loyalist force [15] Battle of Great Bridge: December 9, 1775: Virginia: American victory: Lord Dunmore's loyalist force is defeated [16] Snow Campaign: December 1775: South Carolina: American insurgent victory; a campaign against loyalists in South Carolina [15] Battle of Great Cane Break: December ...