Martin Luther was primarily opposed to two major things.
The first was the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church. This was a huge revenue stream wherein you could pay off your sins, no matter how large.
Next, Luther also believed that the Bible alone was the source of divine knowledge and that faith only saved, while the Catholic Church believed in a variety of divinely inspired texts and that faith + good works was the key to salvation.
The loyalists believed that the patriots were in fact traitors to the Crown since they were rebelling against Great Britain. The loyalists saw no problem with the way Britain was treating the colonies.
A.Were people that wanted the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.
Explanation:
In this context (based on the answer choices), it would be the American Patriots, who were trying to fight for their independence from the British government.