Question

Speaker A: “I would have hanged my brother if he took part with our enemy in this country,” said patriot Sam Adams.

Speaker B: Bodies were then piled in the carts and hauled through the streets. The loyalists laughed and hooted as they saw these carts go by. “There goes another load of rebels,” they would say.

Based on these hypothetical statements, which conclusion can best be drawn about the colonists’ support for independence from England?

The issue of independence from England caused sharp differences among the American colonists.
All American colonists favored independence from England.
Patriots received better treatment than loyalists.
Patriots and loyalists both wanted to end British rule of the colonies.

Answer 1

Patriots and loyalists both wanted to end British rule of colonists

Answer 2

Based on these hypotetical statements, it can be concluded that the issue of independence from England caused sharp differences among the American colonists.

After the Revolutionary War, british colonies in former America were divided in two groups: patriots and loyalists.

Patriots were people who strongly desired to become independent from Britain. They felt that British taxation was unfair, since they were not represented in Parliament.

On the other hand, Loyalists considered it proper to stay under British rule and keep their British citizenship. Some of them held that they were better this way, some were fearful of the British and others had economic interests.