Patriot (American Revolution)

: This article concerns Patriots in the American Revolution. For other uses of the word "patriot", see the disambiguation page.

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American Revolution - Disambiguation page

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Patriots (also known as Partisans, Whigs or Rebels) were British North American colonists who rebelled against the Crown during the American Revolution and established the independent states that became the United States of America. Patriots were influenced by John Locke and the American Enlightenment. Historians in recent decades have also emphasized the influence of British "Old Whig" or "country-party" writers on the American Patriots.

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Whigs - Rebels - British - North America - Crown - American Revolution - United States of America - John Locke - American Enlightenment - Old Whig

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As a group, Patriots comprised a wide array of political points-of-view and social positions, from conservative Federalists like Alexander Hamilton, to aristocratic planters like Thomas Jefferson, to lower-class radicals like Daniel Shays. Their opponents among fellow colonists were the Loyalists, who remained loyal to the British Crown.

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Federalists - Alexander Hamilton - Thomas Jefferson - Daniel Shays - Loyalists

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Many Patriots were active before the American Revolutionary War, such as the Sons of Liberty. The most prominent leaders of the Patriots are revered to this day by Americans as Founding Fathers of the United States.

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American Revolutionary War - Sons of Liberty - Founding Fathers of the United States

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