Which statements best describe the attitudes of the Patriots and the Loyalists? Select the two correct answers. A. Patriots and Loyalists both supported the King George III. B. Patriots and Loyalists both supported the fight for independence for the colonists. C. Although a colonist could have been a supporter of King George initially, some chose to defy the King after he refused to give them a say in Parliament. D. Loyalists remained loyal to the Continental Congress. E. Patrick Henry and other Patriots were aligned to the fight for independence and freedom.

C. Although a colonist could have been a supporter of King George initially, some chose to defy the King after he refused to give them a say in Parliament

E. Patrick Henry and other Patriots were aligned to the fight for independence and freedom.

Explanation:

Patriots were the colonists who claimed the freedom and independence of American colonies under British rule. Patrick Henry was one of those settlers, who did not approve of the lack of representation that Americans had in the English parliament, which left Americans weakened and submissive to various abuses and exploitations of the British crown.

Legalists, on the other hand, were colonists who did not approve of America's independence movements and supported King George III. Many settlers abandoned the legalistic cause when they saw that the king had no interest in promoting a representation of Americans in parliament.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

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