HIST 260 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Iroquois, Mohawk Language, Sullivan Expedition
24 Aug 2016
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In the readings there are many different individuals who self-identify or who later are given descriptors based on perceived allegiances. * the loyalists knew that the number one power in the world was england, not only militarily, but economically as well. Some maybe feared the power of england and therefore stayed loyal. Others knew that as the number one economic power, england was the prime buyer of american raw materials and agricultural products. One does not want to go to war with ones number one customer. * another reason is as long as american colonies were closely tied to england, the great. There were many pirates and privateers preying on shipping lanes. The loyalists didn"t want that protection to end. British troops were protecting the colonies along the. The loyalists didn"t want that to end either. They were willing to pay taxes in order to pay for the british troops in the colonies.
