In whats [ways] were the {Loyalists and Patriots} alike, Different?!?

Question

..............My cousin said because they married each other's cousins ect. Just wanna see if it's true..!?!
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Answer 1

Many of them both went to extremes based on their side.

Loyalists were killed (without real reason) by Patriots, and the opposite.

Yes, some of them were related, the issue divided families at times.

Answer 2

Loyalists tended to be wealthy, upper class, urban, and conservative. They appreciated membership in the British Empire and deplored the idea of rebelling against the King. Patriots were farmers, craftsmen, and professionals of a new middle class yearning to take control of their destiny in a new nation where enterprise and ingenuity would be rewarded rather than obstructed. Some families may have been divided, but in general the differences split along social and economic lines.

Answer 3

The Revolution was a civil war, and some families had sons on each side...sometimes not for political reasons, but as insurance....no matter who won, they would keep their property.
Yes, familys often, evey usually, had people on each side.
Not every Loyalist thought the King was right, and many strongly disapproved of the actions leading to the rebellion, but were afraid of mob rule by the Americans, or just afraid of unknown change.