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-Loyalists were those who opposed independence and remained loyal to Britain.
-Some were Loyalists because they felt a special tie to the King, others were just ordinary people of modest means.
-They also thought that Britain would win the war, and they didn't want to be punished as rebels. Others thought the the crown would protect their rights more.
-Many with Loyalist sympathies changed sides  as the war progressed.
-Isaac Wilkins was a loyalist had to leave his home after he opposed sending delegates to the Second Continental Congress.
-Charles Inglis was a clergyman of the Church of England. He was loyal to the kind and argued against independence.

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-Patriots were the colonist who wanted independence from Britain.
-Thomas Paine wrote the Common Sense which was an attack on King George III. It won many of the colonist over because it pointed out that the Americans were getting nothing from the British for their efforts.
-John Adams was happy to lead the Second Continental Congress. He was said to have the heart of a Patriot.
-Patrick Henry was brought forward many thoughts to the Virginia assembly. The Virginia assembly and many others adopted the idea that Virginians could only be talked by the Viginian assembly

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-Native Americans like Joseph Brant fought for the Patriots because they promised freedom and saw the colonist as a greater threat.
-Many would also support the Patriots.
-Crispus Attucks and others participated in the Boston Massacre. Attucks and four others were killed creating more tension between colonist and British troops.
-Iroquois generally supported the British but a group within the Iroquois, the Oneida, supported colonist. The Cherokee were split between the two groups.

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-Many African Americans fought for the Patriots, but others joined the Loyalists because the British promised freedom to slaves who would fight for the crown.
-5,000 served in the Continental Army where their courage, loyalty, and talent impressed white Americans.
-Thousands of slaves escaped freedom. Some went to cities where they passed as free people, and others went to the frontier where they joined Native American tribes.
-Crispus Attucks was a sailor of African and Native American ancestry. He arrived with angry laborers at the Boston Massacre and was the first to die.
-James Armistead was a slave who had been permitted to enlist as a Patriot. The state of Virginia paid tribute to his dedication.

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-Wives had to manage farms, businesses, and shops as well as households and children.
-Some, like Sarah Franklin Bache, organized for volunteers for making clothing and ammunition while some went into battle to wash, mend, and cook for the soldiers.
-Some women like Margaret Corbin even risked their life in battle.
-George Washington even recognized women for their efforts in the war.