Patriots and Loyalists Disagree

Most colonists supported and were on favor to the Patriots, but a large minority of Loyalists preferred British rules, who favored the king. They were afraid of the Patriots, they called them vermin. One loyalist said they were lawless.
Loyalists feared disorder. They didn't like taxes, but they thought the Parliament and King should be obeyed. Loyalists feared that a war was coming.
In Summer 1774 a loyalist called Jonathan Sewell, warned John Adams who was a Patriot that if they didn't obey what they imposed they would get in trouble.

And John Adams said he would continue to his determination, and that his ideas and opinions wouldn't change. Loyalists often opposed to Patriots demands. They were rich people, but most of them were ordinary people. They feared the oppression of Patriots. Loyalists hated the militia drafts, they disliked patriots taxes, the oath of legion, they also shut down the newspaper, and they were furious because the Patriots demanded more taxes than the Parliament.

Loyalists opposed to Patriots demands because of everything they have done, they took away many rights and important things to them, so they were furious. They joined or went in favor to the British Parliament, because their propositions were in favor to the Loyalists, and they thought it was going to be a good change if they joined them, and it was going to be better for them and their future.

The Native Americans thought that if the colonist won they would take over their land. And the slaves in the South united to the British cause they promised liberty to the slaves, and Patriots didn't.
Loyalists seek for their liberty back, they didn't like what the Patriots took away from them.

The Second Continental Congress

Everything started in May,1775. The 13 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia. They formed  a continental army that had blue uniforms , and their commander was George Washington. Virginia was one of the richest and powerful colony,and the army needed their help. The colonists were not ready for war, but they were brave enough to go against England. They assume responsibility for the war, they wanted to fight for their liberty in society.

By July 1775 the Continental Congress sent an Olive Branch Petition to the King. The petition consisted of a letter that represented peace hoping the King would side with them to fight against Parliament. Patriots thought that Parliament was the enemy not the king. The King rejected the Olive Branch Petition and instead he sent more troops to the colonies.  Most colonies supported the Continental Congress but a majority of called the Loyalist would prefer the British Laws. They view the patriots as illegal, brutal and would called them vermin.

Loyalists feared disorder cause they didn't like taxes, but they believed that the king and the Parliament should be obeyed. They feared that resistance would led to a war and cause death. They also doubted that the colonists would fight with the British cause the British were potentially powerful. And the colonists were a lot less powerful than the British. In Summer of 1774 John Adams had a loyalist friend called Jonathan Sewell, and he warned John that if they didn't obey what they imposed they would get in trouble. And John Adams said he would continue with his determination.

The Boston Tea Party

 King George ||| and Lord Townshed needed to raise money for their government, there were debts to be pay, a royal lifestyle to be maintained, and the England population had no more money. After the Stamp Act that was repealed in 1766. The British passed the Townshend Act in 1767, creating new import dutties on everyday items, like glass, paint, lead, paper and tea.The colonits were discontent with the heavy taxes that were being levied on them. So they decided to do a boycott of all British goods.

 Later on they relent and drop the tax except for tea. They decided it was a brilliant idea to tax the colonits again but this time Parliament passed a law to sell the tea directly to the colonists and cheaper. The colonits wouldn't buy it and also protested. In December 16, 1773, the British East India Company sent a ship loaded with tea to Boston Harbor. Boston Patriots dressed as Mohawk indians took control of the Boston harbor through all the tea from the ships into the ocean. They were 342 trucks in all. The British were unable to indentify the guilty ones.

This act of rebellion cause many problems with the British king and the Parliament. They didn't accepted the act of disobedience from the colonists and were furious. So they set some new rules for the colonists called the Intolerable Acts. Parliament passed the Boston Port Act. They closed the harbor until colonists payed the taxes from the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts lead to the unification of the colonists and started their first continental congress.

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry was born in May 29, 1736. He was born in Hanover County, Virginia. He was a lawyer and a polititian. He was elected to Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765; Admitted to the Bar of the General Court in Virginia, 1769; Elected to the Continental Congress, 1774; Virginia Militia Leader, 1775; Governor of Virginia, 1776-1778, 1784. He died in June 6, 1799. Henry's reputation as a passionate orator exceeded even Samuel Adams. His Stamp Act Resolutions were the first shot fired in the Revolutionary War.

Young Patrick was a very intelligent person, with a curious personality, everyone knew he was bright but he simply wouldnt lift a finger except for his own pleasure. By the age of 10 his parents knew that he wouldn't be a farmer and they tried to train him toward academic studies.
He would not apply himself to studies either. At age 21 his father set him up in a business that he bankrupted shortly after. He was very pressured by his family, and that maked him get married at 18 years old that caused him to study for six weeks and take the bar exam, which he passed, and begin work as a lawyer. In 1764 he moved to Louisa county, Virginia, where, as a lawyer, he argued in defense of voting rights before the House of Burgesses.

The following year he was elected to the House and soon became its leading radical member. It was that year that he proposed the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. Few members of the Burgesses, would argue openly for defiance of Great Britain. Henry argued with remarkable fervor in favor of the five acts. In 1774 he represented Virginia in the First Continental Congress where he continued in his role. At the outbreak of the revolution, he returned to his native state and lead militia in defense of Virginia's gunpowder store. In 1776, Henry was elected Governor of Virginia. He was re-elected for three times and then he was succeeded by Thomas Jefferson. He was again elected to the office in 1784.

Patrick Henry was a strong critic of the constitution proposed in 1787. He was in favor of the strongest possible government for the individual states, and a weak federal government. He was also very critical of the fact that the convention was conducted in secret. President Washington appointed him Secretary of State in 1795, but Henry declined the office. In 1799, President Adams appointed him to France, but failing health required him to decline this office too. He died on June 6, 1799 at age of 63.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams was born in Boston on September 27,1722. He died in october 2, 1803. Everybody thinks that Samuel Adams is brother with John Adams but no, they are cousins. John Adams who became the second President of the United States.Samuel Adams graduated in 1743 from Harvard College. He got a Master of Arts degree. After college he entered private business, and throughout this period was an outspoken participant in Boston town meetings.

He was a leader of the fight against British colonial rule, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.Samuel Adams was the leader of the Sons of Liberty, which was formed by patriots. The Sons of Liberty made a torture called Tarring and Feathering to the tax-collectors. This cruel act was done by throwing tea to them and later on feathers.They also grabbed them and put tea bags in their throats.Samuel thought the it wasn't fair that the colonist were taxed like that.The colonists believed that their own elective officials had the right to levy taxes on them.

The colonists didn't wanted one thing, which was representation in parliament. The British opposed to that so that's how everything's started.The British Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a set of laws known as the Intolerable Acts. These laws included the closing of Boston Harbor and the restriction town meetings. Adams then urged a general boycott of British trade by the American Colonies. The colonists didn't buy British things anywhere and that was called the economic boycott. Samuel Adams created all this,you just need one person to change a lot of thoughts.

The Boston Massacre

The royal governor made the rules for the colony but only with the approval of the king, to make sure the rules were being followed he sent british soldiers. By early 1765, Parliament had passed a law named the "Quartering Act". The colonists would provide housing and supplies to british soldiers. The troops were there to protect the colonists and the land, but the colonists realized that the presence of the soldiers were to spied on them and meant to keep them from disobeying the king and the laws. Some soldiers would stayed at the colonists home. In cities like Boston they built encampments for the british troops. The colonists were not particular content with the soldiers presence.

The soldiers didn't got enough money because part of their money was sent to their families in England. So they had to look for jobs in the New World and the colonists didn't like that because they took job opportunities form them. In March 5, 1770  the Boston Massacre occurred, 5 colonists were killed. The colonists were drunk and went to throw snowballs and rocks to a soldier, the soldier ran to the camp for help. The colonists followed him and attacked the other soldiers, Their captain told them not to shoot at them but one of them didn't obey him and shoot at the colonists.

A day after, this murder was called the Boston Massacre. The colonists of Boston were horrified and shocked that such a horrible massacre took place at their city. They all wanted justice. One man had the thinking that these soldiers were not going to be treated fairly under all the circumstances and things they've all done. This man was John Adams, this man was a lawyer who thought that the laws of lands were made for equality and fairness for all the citizens. He was able to persuade the jury of citizens that the soldiers were only self defending against the mob. All the charges were dismissed except on two soldiers. These two soldierseach had a brand placed on their thumbs so everyone could know they comitteda crime.

Stamp Act

Stamp Act

On March 1765 the Stamp Act was starting. It require colonist to pay taxes on almost all printed materials. For example newspaper,documents,books,contracts,land deeds. The colonists had to buy he newspaper every single day to know the news. That was part of the American Revolution beacuse it was the first time they gave a direct tax to the colonists. The british impose new taxes to the colonies because they needed to raise more money to pay depts, protection for the land after the french and indian war. The colonists didnt think it was correct for them to pay something they have received free for years.All this was started by George Grenville who was the prime minister. The stamp documents or papers mean that the tax was already payed.

The Stamp Act also helped covering the cost of the maintanence of the troops in the colonies. The American colonists also opposed the Stam Act because they were not capable of paying the tax, and because it violated the principle of NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Colonists did not have representation ig parliament.The colonists started to call themselves patriots beacuase they though they were equall too.In 1776 the Stamp Act was repeled.The actual cost of the Stamp Act was relatively small, the Stamp Act, however, was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures. Few colonists thought they couldnt do aything about it amd just pay.


The apparent purpose was to raise £60,000 yearly in the colonies in order to help support the cost of maintaining British troops there, a cost totaling £350,000 annually.In those times King George lll was the ruler of England, he said that the colonists deserved ti be taxed because the British protected them. King George reasoned that if money was being spent on the colonies,then the colonists needed to be paying for these services. The colonists never give up and they fighted for their rights and thats what we have to do. We need to fight for our rights in life.Here i will show you a picture of a stamp act.