Loyalists, Patriots, Redcoats, and Turncoats · 2019. 10. 30. · Loyalists fled the colonies...
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Loyalists, Patriots, Redcoats, and
TurncoatsBy: Taryn, Abi, and Alyssa
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Loyalists
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❖ Choosing sides➢ The signing of the Declaration of Independence
made the rebellion a full-scale revolt against Britain.■ Those who supported it would be considered
traitors.❖ Colonists who chose to side with the British were known
as Loyalists ➢ Often called “Tories” or “King’s Men”➢ Historians estimate that 20 to 30 percent were
Loyalists
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British Loyalism Symbol
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❖ Because of the persecution by Patriots, more than 50,000-100,000 Loyalists fled the colonies during the Revolution.➢ Types of punishments:
■ forbidding them from holding office, disenfranchising them, and confiscating or heavily taxing their property.
➢ Most went to Canada, where Britain allowed them more self-rule after the Revolution.■ In doing so, they abandoned their homes and property.
➢ Dividing allegiances tore apart families and friendships
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Etching showing atrocities against Loyalists.
Atrocities: an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
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❖ Loyalists were most numerous in the South, New York, and Pennsylvania, but they did not constitute a majority in any colony.➢ New York was their stronghold and had more than any other
colony.➢ New England had fewer loyalists than any other colony.
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Engraving showing the American treatment of loyalists, who were denied freedom of speech and
often had their property confiscated or burned.
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Patriots
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❖ Colonists who chose to fight for independance from Great Britain were known as Patriots➢ They were the colonists who agreed with Patrick
Henry➢ Patrick Henry returned from congress and reported to
the people from Virginia■ He encouraged them to support the Patriot cause
❖ Patrick Henry said these famous words➢ “They tell us, Sir, that we are weak; unable to cope
with so formidable an adversary. But when will we be stronger? Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace---but there is no peace. I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.”
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Patrick Henry
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Patriots in the revolutionary war
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Redcoats
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❖ British Soldiers➢ Colonists, for some time, called the soldiers Redcoats
■ These soldiers got their name from the bright red jackets they wore
❖ In April 1775, British forces attempted to march from Boston to Lexington and Concord, in order to seize supplies that the colonials had stored there for their local militiamen➢ Americans also attacked the British at their fort at
Ticonderoga, in New York.➢ Ticonderoga was a major control point overlooking a
strategic lake that could be used to transport goods;
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British at
Lexington and
concord
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RedcoatsAt
BunkerHill
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Turncoats
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❖ A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one is called a Turncoat➢ Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War
general best known for his defection from the Continental Army to the British side of the conflict in 1780.
➢ Benedict Arnold gained access to even more sensitive information. He began weakening the fort’s defenses, refusing to order necessary repairs and draining its supplies.
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Benedict Arnold
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The turncoats in the Revolutionary War
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Sources
❖ Deverell, William Francis., and Deborah G. White. “The American Revolution.” Holt Social Studies, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2007, pp. 112–121.
❖ “The Loyalists.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/us/13c.asp.
❖ “Images of the American Revolution.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, www.archives.gov/education/lessons/revolution-images.
❖ “Loyalist.” Edited by Gloria Lotha and Veenu Setia, Encyclopædia Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/loyalist.
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❖ “Famous Loyalists.” Constitution Facts - Official U.S. Constitution Website, www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/famous-loyalists/.
❖ “Benedict Arnold.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017, www.biography.com/people/benedict-arnold-9189320.
❖ “Home.” Turncoats, turncoats.world/.❖ “13 Interesting Things Most People Don't Know About Benedict
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Picture Sources
❖ Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Patrick-Henry/400068
❖ “Playing the Redcoat.” Mark Sullivan: Writing Portfolio, 8 June 2010, mcnsclips.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/playing-the-redcoat/.
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❖ “Patriot (American Revolution).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution).
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Picture Sources
❖ British Loyalism Symbol. George Bosanko, 2 Oct. 2011, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalism.