True or false americans were united in their opposition to british rule.?

Question

True or false americans were united in their opposition to british rule.?

Answer 1

FALSE.  Their were many Loyalists

Answer 2

False, many loyalists or "tories" were in residence in New Jersey, New York, Georgia and South Carolina. The founding fathers saw Independence as the last resort to end British interference.

Answer 3

False!  There were hundreds who remained loyal to the Crown.  Many of these fled to Canada to avoid persecution for their attitudes.

Answer 4

False. There were still some supporters of the British in the colonies. They were called Loyalists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalist_(A...

Answer 5

'Loyalists' were the ones opposed to the revolution.  Many left, became the nucleus of Canada.  

Those coming to Ontario/Quebec were given free land, seed, and tools by the crown.  A wealthier group went to the Maritime provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick), and brought their slaves.

Others were forced to comply by violence.  Some were tarred and feathered, others were 'lynched' - that's where the word for this comes from.

Answer 6

Absolutely false.  at least 20% to 30% were in opposition to the Rebels.  John Adams, after the fact, figured that a third were Loyalist, a third patriot, and a third were basically neutral.  He may have had the proportions wrong, but his statement is indicative of the truth of the situation.  Many people didn't care one way or another, and while lots of Americans were against British rule, a significant minority (probably more, in terms of percentage of the population,  than approve of the Bush administration right now), supported the British King and Crown and thought the rebels were nothing more than upstarts and usurpers of legitimate governmental power.  Today, we would call the Rebels terrorists.