By the eve of the Revolution, colonists were divided about whether the Thirteen Colonies should separate from Great Britain. Patriots wanted independence. Loyalists thought that the Thirteen Colonies should remain a part of Great Britain. Read each opinion. Then decide if a person with that opinion would most likely have been a Patriot or a Loyalist. I fear the violence and instability that often comes with political change. square Laws passed by Parliament take power away from the local government in my home colony of Massachusetts. square : Patriot : Loyalists