the patriots would tar and feather them like the tax collectors
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Patriots were more numerous than Tories, but large numbers of Americans were indifferent.
The Patriots and the Tories were two groups of people during the American Revolution. The Patriots were a group of "rebels" against the King(George III) and wanted freedom and independence in America. The Tories were "loyalists", that is, loyal to the King. They were against independence in America and were proud of being British. They most likely just didn't want conflict with Britain during this time.
yes, the patriots fought the British in the Revolutionary war. so don't think it was a loyalists or tories.
During the American Revolutionary War, the people opposing the Patriots/Colonists were called Loyalists/Tories. They got this name because they remained loyal to the King.
The Patriots used several terms to refer to the loyalists. Loyalists were often refered to as Tories, King's Men, and Royalists.