patriots was the name given to those who supported independence.
patriots was the name given to those who supported independence.
what was the name given to those who supported independence?
patriots
more than any other denomination, the american revolution divided both clergy and laity of the church of england in america, and opinions covered a wide spectrum of political views: patriots, conciliators, and loyalists. on one hand, patriots saw the church of england as synonymous with "tory" and "redcoat". on the other hand, about three-quarters of the signers of the declaration of independence were nominally anglican laymen, including thomas jefferson, william paca, and george wythe, not to mention commander-in-chief george washington. a large fraction of prominent merchants and royal appointees were anglicans and loyalists. about 27 percent of anglican priests nationwide supported independence, especially in virginia. almost 40 percent (approaching 90 percent in new york and new england) were loyalists. out of 55 anglican clergy in new york and new england, only three were patriots, two of those being from massachusetts. in maryland, of the 54 clergy in 1775, only 16 remained to take oaths of allegiance to the new government.
history of the episcopal church (united states)
with the collapse of the soviet union, crimea became part of the newly independent ukraine. independence was supported by a referendum in all regions of ukrainian ssr, including crimea. 54% of the crimean voters supported independence with a 60% turnout (in sevastopol 57% supported independence). the percentage of the total crimean electorate that had voted for ukrainian independence in the referendum was 37%. in 1994, the legal status of crimea as part of ukraine was backed up by russia, who pledged to uphold the territorial integrity of ukraine in a memorandum signed in 1994, also signed by the us and uk.
history of crimea