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the state or fact of being organized in a tribe or tribes.
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the behavior and attitudes that stem from strong loyalty to one's own tribe or social group.
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b. was the result of increased competition for open range.
Explanation:
By 1775, tensions between the American<span> colonies and the British government approached the breaking point, especially in Massachusetts, where Patriot leaders formed a shadow </span>revolutionary<span> government and trained militias to prepare for armed conflict with the British troops occupying Boston.</span>
The word that you're looking for is loyalists