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Professor Cathline of New York

   My idea on the patriots is that it was a very good idea that they went ahead with the war. 
I mean that they rebuttled against the british. Otherwise we might have been under british 
rule today. They were very brave and we owe a ton to them. This is to the pariots. Thanks

King Washington

Not all Patriots were republicans. Quite a number wanted Washingtogjklkruyguhuhfldhgjhfto be King, not President.

"Following the war, Washington quelled a potentially disastrous bid by some of his officers to declare him king." [1]
"Washington could have used his power to establish a military dictatorship or become king, a notion not without support from his own army." [2]

I would say it's fairly safe to claim that the soldiers and officers fighting under Washington could be called Patriots. samwaltz 01:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I found a specific name and date. I am sure there are more out there.

"May 22, 1782, After receiving a letter from one of his officers, Lewis Nicola, suggesting that Washington become King of the United States..." [3] samwaltz 01:57, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No there was never a move to make GW king. (Nicola suggested it on his own behalf and said that the idea would be very unpopular. GW angily rejected it.Rjensen 02:07, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why "Whig"?

Why are Patriots also called whigs? Could it be that they wore big white fluffy wigs? No really, why are they called that way? --JDitto 18:54, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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 Professor Cathline of New York
-    My idea on the patriots is that it was a very good idea that they went ahead with the war. I mean that they rebuttled against the british. Otherwise we might have been under british rule today. They were very brave and we owe a ton to them. This is to the pariots. Thanks
+    My idea on the patriots is that it was a very good idea that they went ahead with the war.
+ I mean that they rebuttled against the british. Otherwise we might have been under british
+ rule today. They were very brave and we owe a ton to them. This is to the pariots. Thanks
 ==King Washington==
-Not all Patriots were republicans. Quite a number wanted Washington to be King, not President.
+Not all Patriots were republicans. Quite a number wanted Washingtogjklkruyguhuhfldhgjhfto be King, not President.
 *"''Following the war, Washington quelled a potentially disastrous bid by some of his officers to declare him king.''" [http://www.americanpresident.org/history/GeorgeWashington/]
 *"''Washington could have used his power to establish a military dictatorship or become king, a notion not without support from his own army.''" [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=200170]
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 * "''May 22, 1782, After receiving a letter from one of his officers, Lewis Nicola, suggesting that Washington become King of the United States...''" [http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/timeline/revolutionary_war.html] [[User:Samwaltz|samwaltz]] 01:57, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 ::No there was never a move to make GW king.  (Nicola suggested it on his own behalf and said that the idea would be very unpopular. GW angily rejected it.[[User:Rjensen|Rjensen]] 02:07, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
+==Why "Whig"?==
+Why are Patriots also called whigs? Could it be that they wore big white fluffy wigs? No really, why are they called that way? --[[User:JDitto|JDitto]] 18:54, 22 December 2006 (UTC)