"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence.
Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.
The Hessian Soliders
The Colonists fought to protect certain liberties. These liberties were based on their belief to pursue happiness and religious freedoms.
native Americans and colonists in Plymouth...
Casimir Pulaski
Britain hired German mercanaries known as Hessians to fight the colonists, they had a reputation as bloody and fierce warriors
patriots
The British called the colonists who fought against them during the American Revolution "rebels" or "patriots".
No one really fought the colonists because before the revolution, because the colonies were part of England. Only once the Colonists were independent, could they be called America. But the Colonists could have fought among themselves.
The French fought with the colonists, and the Spanish helped somewhat as well
The Hessian Soliders
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independence
Lafayette
Loyalists fought for the British because they were loyal to the crown. The colonists who were rebelling were called Patriots.
Pontiac
Casimir Pulaski
freedom