COMPETING MINDSETS

COMPETING MINDSETS

1. PATRIOTS

   • UNFAIR TREATMENT - LEGISLATURES CLOSED DUE TO OPPOSITION TO TREATMENT.
   • UNJUST TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
   • STANDING ARMY TO ENFORCE UNFAIR LAWS
   • MY WAY OF LIFE IS COMPROMISED UNJUSTLY
   • TRADE WAS INTERRUPTED FOR PATRIOTS ONLY NOT LOYALISTS

2. LOYALISTS

   • LARGE LANDOWNERS AND WEALTHY MERCHANTS APPOINTED BY THE KING
   • BUSINESSES WOULD BE COMPROMISED LIKE THE PATRIOTS
   • DESPITE AGREEING ON UNFAIR LAWS AND LIMITATIONS OF FREEDOMS, INDEPENDENCE WOULD CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
   • SOUGHT TO FIGHT FOR BRITAIN TO SHOWCASE LOYALTY
   • IF THEY COULD NOT MOVE OR FIGHT, THEY WERE FORCED TO STAY WHICH CAUSED EVEN MORE DAMAGE.
     • PROPERTY ENDED UP BEING TAKEN.
     • TREATED CRUELLY OR JAILED.