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![A patriot of 1776 defending his homestead. Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution, A patriot of 1776 defending his homestead. Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HJCJF5/a-patriot-of-1776-defending-his-homestead-patriots-also-known-as-revolutionaries-continentals-rebels-or-american-whigs-were-the-colonists-of-the-thirteen-colonies-who-rejected-british-rule-during-the-american-revolution-and-declared-the-united-states-of-america-an-independent-nation-in-july-1776-currier-ives-1876-2HJCJF5.jpg)
A patriot of 1776 defending his homestead. Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution,
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