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- Not everyone who lived in the American colonies wanted to break away from the British. There were many people who wanted to stay part of Britain and remain British citizens.
- Others had business interests in England and knew that English trade was important to the economy. Still others thought that British rule would be better than patriot rule.
- These people were called loyalists. Many people felt that their lives would be better off if the colonists remained under British rule. Some of these people were simply afraid to go up against the might of the British army.
- Loyalists-- Revolutionary war
- Patriots were people who wanted the american colonies to gain their independence from Britain. They wanted their own country called the United states.
- People in the Americas felt they weren't being treated fairly by the British. They were being taxed without any say or representation in the British government. Soon cries for "liberty" were being heard throughout the colonies. The patriots wanted freedom from British rule.
- Patriots--Revolutionary War
- Black soldiers served in mostly integrated units at this time. The first Rhode Island Regiment is the most famous regiment that included African Americans during the American Revolution.
- During the American Revolution, African American men both enslaved and free fought in the Continental Army.
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