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1. To what extent was the central government under the Articles of Confederation successful in governing the United States?
2. Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots.
Joshua Hill
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Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots?
In the background of the Americans those who became loyalist were loyal to the Crown of England. At the time loyalist were also called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men. Roughly 1/3 of the American colonial population did not want to secede from British rule to the King, George III. Also, many loyalists thought supporting the war would cause greater harm than good, due to the taxes and also the British ability to win in wars. After the British defeat in the Revolutionary War 20%of the loyalists fled back to the British Empire. The southern colonists moved mostly to Florida, which had remained loyal to the Crown, and to British Caribbean possessions, while northern colonists largely migrated to Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where they were called the United Empire Loyalists. Some loyalist was compensated with Canadian land or British cash distributed through formal claims procedures.
In the background of the Americans who were Patriots were against the Crown of England. Patriots were the colonists who wanted to separate from England to form an independent nation. The issues they were mostly concerned about were paying high taxes to support a government, making of laws they had no part in since no colonist served in British Parliament, paying higher taxes than some of the other British colonies to basically finance the French and Indian War and also they had to home British troops who were in the colonies to keep the peace. This cause great conflict for the American colonist and cause many bloody rebellions between colonist and British troops. This also came to be a breakage from the British government and a war. Which had change the rights and independence we have today.
You have a good contrast & compare statements. Both of those statements are true.
Deleteboth of your statements were true and had great facts. but i do not see where you compared the two.
DeleteYour statements are true and really explain the relationship between the two opposing sides. It really gets right into details about the conflict on how the war began
DeleteGreat comment about loyalist.
DeleteThe Articles of Confederation was the first constitution introduced to Congress 1777 that linked the thirteen independent states together in dealing with common problems. Ratified in 1781, under the Articles of Confederation did make lasting contributions to the nation's well being. The Articles of Confederation despite it's defects, was a significant stepping stone toward the present constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was successful in governing the United States in terms of clearly outlining general powers, regulating the western lands and keeping the thirteen colonies together in peace. The Articles of Confederation was crucial towards creating a sense of general power in the United States.
ReplyDeleteUnder the articles, an establishment of a federal system was created as there was division of powers between the national and state governments. There was no executive branch in order to prevent another rebellion such as the one with King George III. The properly balanced system helped created a fairer system in the United States in favor of the people accordingly to their state. Each state participated in the voting system two thirds of the votes were needed when dealing with subjects of matter that had to be dealt with. Assigned roles to specific parts of the government were also established as the central government took care of jobs such as making treaties and establishing a postal service. The articles had outlined the sense of power that was currently used in the United States government and was quite successful as they dealt with the events that occurred during the time.
Great fact about the Article Of Confederation.
DeleteThe Loyalists beliveved that violence against Great Britain would have negative impact on the economy of the colonies. At this time, the colonies relied on British trade and Loyalists believed that they needed Great Britain for economic profit. The majority of Loyalists were shopkeepers and merchants. Loyalists felt like it was to the advantage to be part of an large empire. On the other hand Partriots did not believe in monarchy they believed in democracy government that is powered by the common people through elected representatives they rebelled against control. They also formed several groups that protested British rule.
ReplyDeleteBoth the Loyalists and the Patriots critized the way Great Britain was taxing the colonists. There motto became "No Taxation Without Representation". Both groups were divided by their beliefs, even within familes.
both of your statements were true but it was kind of blunt towards the info. you did have good facts tho.
DeleteThis is a very nice, well-thought out paragraph. I do wish you could have went more in depth about the subject but your facts are still relevant.
DeleteThose loyalist did believe that violence had negative impacts. I like your reasoning and facts behind this.
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ReplyDeleteCompare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots.
ReplyDeleteLoyalists are people that are colonists that affirmed Britain’s authority over the colonies. Loyalist was also known as Royalists and Tories. These colonists remained loyal to King James III during the American Revolution. About 15 percent of the colonists, that were white, were loyalists, the reason for them staying loyal to King George III was because they were either intimidated by the power that Great Britain had, or they were wealthy and had no reason to rebel against Great Britain, or they knew that if they lost that the problems they had before will only grow. After the British defeat in the American Revolution many loyalists either left America or were assimilated and were accepted into the new American culture.
Patriots were more like the underdog people who wanted to fight for their freedom and become separated from the ruling of the King of Great Britain King George III. The captain of the patriots during the Revolutionary war was General George Washington, who later became our 1st president. The patriots were tired of the taxes that were given by King George III so they started to rebel in anyway they can. They later sent the Olive branch Petition to become at peace with King George III, but after his denial they then sent a document called The Declaration of Independence, that was rather blunt, basically stating that they wanted their freedom. After the Revolutionary war the 13 colonies were now known as The United States of America.
Both groups were culturally identical. They spoke the same language, wore the same cloths, were of the same religions. They also all came to the New World for the same reason, to make a better life for them and their descendants. Both groups also believed they were being treated unfairly by a distant ruler, King George. However, the loyalists felt that it was important to remain part of the British Empire. The Loyalists felt that they should continue to try work a compromise with King George, and even if they couldn't well, he was their King, and that was just the way the world worked. The Patriots believed that King George was being unreasonable to the point where they decided the correct course of action was to separate and form their own country, and for the king to be damned.
Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots.
ReplyDeleteThe loyalists also known as "Tories" were a minority and extreme supporters of independence. In fact, the loyalists were willing to support the Declaration of Independence only if it did not interfere with their loyalty they had to serve King George. They focused on moving towards the South after the war was getting ready to come to a close.The British believed that Loyalist beliefs would be more stronger in the Southern colonies than the North. The decision was prompted by the British when the attempt of enlisting those who were still loyal to the king in the American population. Loyalist refused help from the Patriots.The British influenced Loyalists to use weaponry and prepared them for when going to war. British were victorious in many battles and the loyalists continued to remain loyal. Despite that, unfortunately both were defeated by the patriots in the final battle during the time of the American Revolution. They were harassed by the Patriots and treated unfairly by legislative/judicial authority who abused their power. Before the war ended, the loyalists were responsible for any problem that my have another social revolution on its way so they could do everything they could to prevent another war from happening. They also were responsible for any assault placed on the rich, who may have not been as wealthy as they was while in war.
On the other hand, the Patriots had a lot of white southerners who were afraid because they did not want to abandon their slave owners. However, the white Southerners preferred to support King George and join with the Patriots. The Patriots could travel anywhere, get away the from the, and blend in with different populations. They had many advantages to use toward the British. In the Revolution period, a man named Benedict Arnold came in the picture and was a traitor to the American forces. He plotted a scheme with British agents to betray the Patriot army on the Hudson River. The Patriots did not agree with some of King George's decisions so they decided to take action and use some of their power to flee and start a new era.
Both Patriots and Loyalists did what they believed was right in order to fight for their country.
Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots?
ReplyDeleteThe Americans who became loyalist were loyal to the Crown of England. At the time loyalist were known as Royalists, or King's Men. Nearly 1/3 of the colonies population did not want to leave from British rule. Many loyalists thought supporting the war would cause greater harm than good, due to the British ability to win wars. After the British defeat in the Revolutionary War, some of the loyalists fled back to the British Empire. Some loyalist were compensated with Canadian land or British money.
The Americans who were Patriots were against the Crown of England. Patriots wanted to separate from England to form an independent nation. Their main issue was mostly about paying high taxes. They had no part in the making of laws since no colonist served in British Parliament. This cause great conflict for the American colonist and caused many bloody rebellions between colonist and British troops.
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ReplyDeleteCompare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots?
ReplyDeleteLoyalists are people that are colonists that affirmed Britain’s authority over the colonies. The loyalists were willing to support the Declaration of Independence only if it did not interfere with their loyalty they had to serve King George. Loyalist thought supporting the war would cause more abuse rather than greater success , due to the taxes and the British ability to win in wars. About 15% of the white colonists, were loyalists, the reason for the loyalist staying loyal to King George III was because they were wealthy and had no reason to rebel against Great Britain or terrified by the power that Great Britain had. Majority of the loyalist moved after the British defeat.
On the other hand, Patriots wanted to fight for their freedom and become separated from the ruling of the King George . The Patriot were tired of the taxes that King George III was taxing them with so they rebel. The commander of the patriots during the Revolutionary war was General George Washington, who later became our 1st president. Patriot and Washington later sent the Olive branch Petition to become at peace with King George III, but he denied the Olive Branch so they then sent a document called The Declaration of Independence that stated that they wanted their freedom. After the Revolutionary War the 13 colonies were now known as The United States of America. Both groups came to the New World to better themselves. They both fought for what they thought was right for their country.
Jawonki Moseley
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Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots.
Patriots were the colonists who wanted to break away from England to form insolated nation. One of the main reasons for Britain to get pay back was paying high taxes to a government. They were mad because British Promised land and they lied about it and then they start taxing them for the damage they caused. British prisoners were sent to populate the colonies to ease the prison overcrowding in England. British control the Americans by telling them who they can import and export with; with the navigation act. They got mad at the British troops who were in the colonies to keep the peace but they were there for several reasons one was to stop the smuggling that they was committing. The British troop could come on someone land and demand food and shelter for an indefinite period. The British could even take over the person home as a headquarters without repaying the owner.
Loyalists were those colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Britain and the King. They were known as Tories. A primary concern was that cutting ties to the mother country could result in a divided of a decent society. They feared that "democracy" meant the same thing as rule by the mob and that many people like immigrants from countries they didn't much care for or like poor and/or uneducated people were not fit to make political decisions or even to vote. Loyalists were also concerned that without England's protection, the colonies might not be able to militarily defend themselves and some other nation might invade and take them over. The loyalists was mostly consumed of white colonists, the loyalist staying loyal to King George III was because they was not terrified by the power that Great Britain had.
2. Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots: The two was both colonies and all came from England or had someone who did. The Loyalist was the one who stand on the British side when the war broke out. They where the one that the king could count on and they were spies for England telling them that what the colonisers were doing.
ReplyDeleteThe Patriots was the one who support the war. They believe that the king and colonies should be separated; however they also was spies. They keep the colonies one step ahead of the British. Just wanting to be free from all the wrong doing of the mother country.
To what extent was the central government under the Articles of Confederation successful in governing the United States?
ReplyDeleteIt helped give way to the constitution and also it was beneficial because of the land ordinances and the new ideas it gave like Habeas corpus and freedom of religion. They tried to focus on not giving too much power to one group. For the most part the Articles of Confederation did little. They basically gave the ability to address any real problem other then blind aggression. It also ignored the point that each state might have vastly different populations.
The Articles of the Confederation were America’s first form of self-government. But not all of the events under the Articles were this successful. After the revolutionary was Britain maintained a stronghold in North America by maintaining their trading posts in the Northwest Territory. Many farmers, like Daniel Shay, had sunk into debt because of the unstable money of the states and resisted being tried and jailed by the local courts.
2. Compare and contrast the background of two groups of Americans: those who became Loyalist and those who became Patriots.
ReplyDeletePatriots and loyalists both resided in the American colonies.Patriots were individuals that supported the war for independence during the time of the Revolution. These people joined the war because of several reasons. First of all the patriots felt that their individual liberty was being threatened by a much bigger government,Britain .The acts and unnecessary laws that were being passed were another reason for the patriots to fight for independence. On top of that the colonies had no representation ,their ports were being closed ,and the British had control on all their trade.
The loyalists were a totally different group of people. Loyalists were people that believed strongly in the British government and didn't want part in the war. These people had strong reasons to be loyalists just as the patriots did. Many loyalists felt that the British government was doing on;y what was right for the colonies. Also many loyalists had relatives in Great Britain that they did not want to upset by joining the war. Loyalists felt that they had a strong sense of duty in the British colonies also they thought that the patriots were somewhat breaking the law by going against their own government and king.Also the loyalists were in it for the money,they didn't want to ruin the trade with Britain that was bringing in their income.