In the west, the definining feature of the modern era is the development of all forces of modernity, i.e., science, reason, democracy, liberty and equality. Medieval is in fact a term that is used to describe a societal period that lacked all these features.
I've learned this before I'll let you know the right answer when I get it.
A loyalist was a colonist who stayed loyal to England and supported the British army during the war.
