Whose Argument Is It? Patriot or Loyalist?

One was never meant to rule over the other. Since coming to this country, we have learned to manage our affairs (business) on our own. We are Americans now, not English people.

• Patriot
• Loyalist

“To sever (cut) ties with our mother country is unthinkable. We are all English people and owe allegiance (loyalty) to the same king. To separate from England would be cutting ourselves off from all we hold dear.”

• Patriot
• Loyalist

“If we separate from England, it will be disastrous for business. England provides us with a market for our goods and protects our trade on land as well as at sea.”

• Patriot
• Loyalist

“We will be much better off without England controlling our trade. We’ll be free to trade with anyone we please and we won’t be forced to buy English manufactured goods any longer. England has been taking advantage of us too long.”

• Patriot
• Loyalist

“The King and Parliament are determined to deprive us of the right to which we were born. They would tax us, but give us no say in how we are governed. We want true freedom.”

• Patriot
• Loyalist

“We have learned to take care of certain of our affairs by ourselves but we still need to be under England’s guidance. The mother country is responsible for our system of law and order, and if we break from her, we shall lose that. People will be killed and property destroyed.”

• Patriot
• Loyalist