Besides having family or business connections to Great Britain, what was a common reason for some colonists to remain Loyalists?

They believed the Continental Army was too powerful to be defeated.

They were promised free land in the Ohio Valley by the British government.

They feared that independence would result in social chaos and a lack of order.

They thought that separating from Britain would make it harder to trade with other countries like Spain.

What was the primary objective of the group of colonists known as the Patriots?

To negotiate for representation in the British Parliament.

To establish a new nation completely separate from British rule.

To maintain peace and avoid armed conflict at all costs.

To restore the colonies to their previous relationship with the king.

The colonies should form their own independent government.

The colonies should remain under the authority of Great Britain.

The colonies should seek a military alliance with France.

The colonies should declare neutrality and not fight.