History Homework

Why have the Loyalists largely been forgotten in history?  Do you believe they acted out of patriotism to Britain or out of self-interest?  Explain.

Loyalists can be described as American colonists who were always loyal to the empire of the British, and they believed in the monarchy of the British during the revolutionary war of the Americans. The patriots viewed them to be traitors of their nation. They were also viewed to be the people that prevented America’s liberty (Baker, 1921).

            History is often written as a way of appreciating the victors. Often, the losers are not kept in the records. It is what happened to the loyalists. They were simply loyal to the king and the country that they had originated from. Loyalty was a value that every Englishman and colonist had to have. The other colonists were obsessed of having freedom and liberty. However, the loyalists acted on what they thought were right for them to do. For doing the right thing, they were punished, ridiculed, and killed. They have also been forgotten in history since people believed that they were failures and traitors to their country (Evans, 1968).

            I tend to believe that the loyalists were patriotic to the British, and that is why they acted that way. However, they had their ideas, and they believed that were doing the right thing. They believed that by staying loyal to the British rule, they were respectful to their country. Their patriotism was a way of being respectful to their mother country. They believed in the monarch system of government while other people believed in democracy. They were opposed to the views of the rebels thus they did not agree to what the rebels wanted to do. They believed that the rebels were traitors to their mother country. The loyalists believed that they were honorable by being patriotic.

References

 

Baker, W. K. (1921). The loyalists,. London: G. Routledge & Sons [etc.].

 

Evans, G. N. (1968). The Loyalists. Vancouver: Copp Clark Pub. Co.