Read the source and answer the question.
“I do, [by] the authority to me given by His Majesty, determine to execute martial law....
I do require every person ... to resort to His Majesty's standard, or be looked upon as
traitors His Majesty's government, ... [subject to] the penalty..."
-Proclamation of Virginia governor Lord Dunmore, 1775
What can be inferred about Lord Dunmore from the excerpt above?
O He is a mercenary
O He is a Patriot
O He is a minuteman
O He is a Loyalist