Why were Loyalists willing to support continued British rule but Patriots were not? [A] Loyalists believed the British government protected their rights, but Patriots disagreed.

[B] Loyalists usually had close personal ties to Great Britain, but Patriots did not.

[C] Patriots argued that citizens must give up freedoms to ensure security, but Loyalists disagreed.

[D] Patriots were well educated about political and economic ideas, but Loyalists were not.