The National Museum of American History has approximately 3 million objects in its collections, and about 5â8% of the collection is on view at any one time.
A: In the Revolutionary War, the two opposing parties were the Whigs, who believed in separating from England, and the Tories, who believed that Americans should not break away from England. The Tories were also referred to as the Loyalists and the Whigs were also referred to as the Revolutionaries.
Before long the two factions took on other names. Petitioners were called Whigs. Whig was an old term for Scottish Presbyterians who opposed the government. The king's supporters were called Tories. Tory was originally a name given to Irish Roman Catholics who had suffered under Protestant rule. These old names took on new meanings.