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In page Whigs (British political party):

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The association of Toryism with Lord North's government was also influential in the American colonies and writings of British political commentators known as the Radical Whigs did much to stimulate colonial republican sentiment. Early activists in the colonies called themselves Whigs, seeing themselves as in alliance with the political opposition in Britain, until they turned to independence and started emphasising the label Patriots.[citation needed] In contrast, the American Loyalists, who supported the monarchy, were consistently also referred to as Tories.