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Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control and governance during the colonial era, and supported and helped launch the American Revolution that ultimately established American independence.
South Carolina's population was politically divided when the war began. The lowland communities, dominated by Charleston, sided strongly with the Patriots, while the back country held a large number of Loyalist sympathizers. [7] By August 1775, both sides were recruiting militia companies. [8]
After Buford refused Tarleton's invitation to surrender, the Legion charged. Buford bungled his defense and over three hundred Patriots were killed or wounded in a lop-sided British victory. Buford and eighty or ninety men escaped. Patriots soon spread a story that the Loyalists had bayoneted many of the wounded and those trying to surrender.
Both Loyalists and Patriots were a "mixed lot", [144] [145] but ideological demands always came first. The Patriots viewed independence as a means to gain freedom from British oppression and to reassert their basic rights. Most yeomen farmers, craftsmen, and small merchants joined the Patriot cause to demand more political equality.
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Meanwhile, rumors of a British-instigated plot to enlist slaves and Indians to help defeat the American patriots alarmed Georgians and Carolinians. Though false, the rumors were generally believed, and John Stuart, the Indian Commissioner, fled in fear for his life from Charleston, South Carolina, to Florida. [1]
And 23% of Americans agree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country.” This is a dangerous ...
The departing Loyalists were offered free land in British North America. Many were prominent colonists whose ancestors had originally settled in the early 17th century, while a portion were recent settlers in the Thirteen Colonies with few economic or social ties. Many had their property confiscated by Patriots. [4]