Patriots

The "Patriots" was the name of the men and women who rejected Britain as being their mother country. The Patriots were either radicals or liberals, like the Continental Congress members were all liberal that they wanted independence but with peace and not war, as radicals, such as Patrick Henry, declared war and a complete change in America. The Patriots would kill or arrest any Loyalists (Tories) who were still loyal to Britain.

Legacy As good faith towards the American Patriots who gave the country freedom, a football team named the New England Patriots, who comes from Massachusetts, the colony that had the most patriots, honored them. Notable Members George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Hancock Samuel Adams Thomas Paine Patrick Henry Paul Revere William Prescott Benjamin Franklin John Jay Henry Lee