Patriot (American Revolution)

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The Patriot (American Revolution) faction comprised American colonists who supported independence from Britain and actively opposed British rule during the American Revolutionary period.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War faction
political faction
revolutionary movement
activeInPeriod 1760s
1770s
1780s
American Revolutionary War
alsoKnownAs Rebels (American Revolution)
Whigs (American Revolution)
basedIn Middle Colonies
New England
Southern Colonies
country Thirteen Colonies
demonym Patriot
engagedIn Boston Massacre protests
linked to: Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party
armed resistance
boycotts of British goods
goal establishment of a republic
independence from Great Britain
self-governance
hasOpposingTerm Tory (American Revolution)
linked to: Tory
historicalRegion British America
linked to: Colonial America
ideology classical liberalism
popular sovereignty
republican virtue
republicanism
influencedBy English common law tradition
Enlightenment
Whig political thought
languageOfTerm English
legalStatusUnderBritishLaw traitors
motto No taxation without representation
notableLeader Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Otis Jr.
John Adams
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
opposedTo British Empire
Loyalist (American Revolution)
linked to: Loyalist militias
partOf American Revolution
primaryLanguage English
religiousSupport Baptists
Congregationalists
Presbyterians
linked to: Presbyterian
resultedIn creation of the United States
selfPerception defenders of English liberties
socialBase artisans
lawyers
merchants
planters
small farmers
supported American independence
supportedBy Committees of Correspondence
Continental Army
Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
state militias
usedSymbol Liberty Pole
linked to: Liberty Tree

Liberty Tree
Sons of Liberty flag

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Bowdoin politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
John Hancock politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Patriot (American Revolution) alsoKnownAs Whigs (American Revolution)
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) contributedTo American Revolutionary movement
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Josiah Quincy Jr. politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Edward Rutledge politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Committees of Correspondence politicalAlignment Patriot
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
American Loyalists opposedBy American Patriots
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
John Hancock politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
subject linked to: John
Isaac Sears politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
William Dawes politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Storming of Redoubt 9 combatantSide Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War
subject linked to: storming of Redoubt 9
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Boston Committee of Correspondence politicalAlignment Patriot
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Virginia Committee of Correspondence partOf Patriot movement (American Revolution)
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Virginia Committee of Correspondence influencedBy Massachusetts patriots
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Francis Lewis politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
James Bowdoin participatedIn American Revolution (patriot side)
subject linked to: Bowdoin family
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Drayton family involvedIn American Revolution (Patriot side)
linked to: Patriot (American Revolution)
Samuel Ashe politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Samuel Ashe politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Lewis Morris politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Benjamin Harrison V politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
Jonas Clarke politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
James Warren politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)