American Loyalists

Target entity: American Loyalists
Context triple: [Loyalist militias, recruitedFrom, American Loyalists]

• A. Black Loyalists
  Black Loyalists were African-descended supporters of the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, many of whom were formerly enslaved people who gained or sought freedom by fighting for or aiding British forces.
• B. Virginia Sons of Liberty
  The Virginia Sons of Liberty was a colonial-era patriot group in Virginia that opposed British policies and helped organize resistance leading up to the American Revolution.
• C. American Colonization Society
  The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
• D. Continental Army
  The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
• E. Massachusett people
  The Massachusett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homelands encompass what is now eastern Massachusetts, including the area around present-day Boston.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: American Loyalists
Target entity description: American Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often facing persecution, displacement, and exile for their allegiance.

• A. Black Loyalists
  Black Loyalists were African-descended supporters of the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, many of whom were formerly enslaved people who gained or sought freedom by fighting for or aiding British forces.
• B. Virginia Sons of Liberty
  The Virginia Sons of Liberty was a colonial-era patriot group in Virginia that opposed British policies and helped organize resistance leading up to the American Revolution.
• C. American Colonization Society
  The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
• D. Continental Army
  The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
• E. Massachusett people
  The Massachusett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homelands encompass what is now eastern Massachusetts, including the area around present-day Boston.
• F. None of above. chosen