What are some arguments you should talk about for your loyalist and patriot debate if im a the loyalist?

Loyalist

1. We need the military power of Great Britain. British soldiers:

a. Protect us from the Indians on the frontier as they did during the French and Indian Wars (1756-1763).b. Protect us from foreign aggression.

1. We lack the power to fight Great Britain.

   a. Britain has about 500,000 soldiers

2. The British government has generally been fair in running the empire. The different acts benefit the colonies more than they harm them.

   a. Acts like the quartering act could have been made to please the colonist so that way the king did not have to raise the taxes on anything and cause the colonist to rebel against him more than they already were.

   b. The Tea Tax was to pay for the victory of the French and Indian war Britain had spent 90 million pounds during the War.

   The British felt that Americans should share the expense of the war which was fought in large measure for the protection of the colonists.

3. The colonies Are separate elements, incapable of unifying or governing themselves

   a. Britain has ruled some of the colonies since the 16th century

4. Total separation would create terrible problems such as:

a. There would be social anarchy (social anarchy meaning chaos and/or disorder.b. Property rights would go down.c. There would be constant conflict between the large and small colonies.d. We could only win the war by turning to France and Spain for help, and we would then be totally at their mercy.

1. King George tried to keep things fair.

   a. He himself paid taxes as well