<P> Patriots ( also known as Revolutionaries , Continentals , Rebels , or American Whigs ) were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution and declared the United States of America as an independent nation in July 1776 . Their decision was based on the political philosophy of republicanism as expressed by spokesmen such as Thomas Jefferson , John Adams , and Thomas Paine . They were opposed by the Loyalists who supported continued British rule . </P>
<P> Patriots ( also known as Revolutionaries , Continentals , Rebels , or American Whigs ) were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution and declared the United States of America as an independent nation in July 1776 . Their decision was based on the political philosophy of republicanism as expressed by spokesmen such as Thomas Jefferson , John Adams , and Thomas Paine . They were opposed by the Loyalists who supported continued British rule . </P>
what were the two sides of the revolutionary war called
what were the two sides of the revolutionary war called
Loyalists Patriots
Loyalists Patriots