American Revolution: Diversity & Demographics

During the American Revolutionary era there were a variety of diverse groups in the American colonies. Most of the people who inhabited the American colonies or the majority of citizens were known as Patriots while the minority was known as Loyalists. The patriots had fought for their independence from the king of England but the loyalists believed that the citizens in America should remain loyal to the King. Of these two groups there were many citizens undecided about which side to choose, so they became known as neutralists. The majority group and minority had a constant conflict due to their disagreement, and as a result the conflict had erupted into the American Revolution. During the revolution many lives had been lost on both sides affecting the population in America negatively but not severely. While the conflict raged on the majority had done multiple actions creating more problems with the loyalists. They would perform acts of violence such as Tarring and feathering, when the patriots would seek out a loyalist man such as a tax collector and cover his body in tar and feathers. When conflict is created between two opposing groups that disagree with each other it can lead to violence and loss of lives. For example the majority and minority groups that inhabited the American colonies, these two groups constantly disagreed with each other and it lead to violence and death.