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Does The Outlaw Tories Affect The Victory Of The Patriots

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American History is blatant for shedding positive light on the victory of the Patriots in the American Revolution. The spotlight the patriots find themselves in is by no means wrong or undeserving. These are the people we can thank today for our freedom. They spoke against British rule and demanded their own government apart from Britain. They despised being ruled, the taxes and the control. They felt used and hatred towards Britain and anyone who supported them. These people wanted to create their own nation, where control from other monarchies or governments was no longer beneficial to the colonists. They fought to the death for their freedom. They demanded their own human rights. And what is so compelling about the Patriots, is their success. …show more content…

An example of the Tory outlaws and the indians that terrorized with them are feared outlaw tories under Sir John Butler; “Sir John Butler and his loyalists, and his natives who were much feared on the northern New York- Pennsylvania frontier, rough havoc on civilian and militiamen alike at the so-called Wyoming Valley massacre in July and the Cherry Valley massacre in November of 1778.” Outlaw tories were made of Iroquois Indians and white men. Although the outlaw tories were merciless and were feared many of the other types of loyalist people were not aggressive. In fact, many loyalist were not vocal about their opinions at all; "the great majority were cowed conservatives or moderate, men and women not anxious for martyrdom, quite incapable of the mental and moral as well as physical strain of being a devoted extremes in the crisis of the …show more content…

Leadership of the Iroquois Indians did not allow their people to take sides because of fear its devastation and loss it would bring. Warriors form the tribe would choose their owns sides which couldn't be controlled. The Iroquois did make treaties with the British for food and possessions . The Iroquois Indians used their relationship with the crown for su believed that because of their loyalty to the crown, their land would stay in their possession. A large majority sided with the British crown and fought side-by-side with them in the revolution and also raids that were talked about earlier in this

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