Should American citizens during the time of the American Revolution have become Patriots or Loyalists

After the French Indian War, Britain's debt rose to approximately 143,000,000 pounds. Britain also gained from the French; Canada, the Ohio Valley and some Caribbean islands. The new territory the British gained came at far too high a price, for the cost of governing the colonists who inhabited the lands jumped from 7,000 to 35,000 pounds per year. In the past, the British had not been overly aggressive in enforcing laws within the colonies, allowing the colonists' to …

…the colonists were treated like 2nd class citizens. They were denied the liberties and rights British citizens took for granted. Even 200 years later Patrick Henry's words ring true, " Give me liberty or give me death." <Tab/> <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>