They were a combination of people who were loyalist. When the war ended there were 53,000 of them who moved to Canada. You have to remember that all of the colonies saw themselves as British and they really didn't want the fight, but it came to them in many forms. The British did some very cruel things that turned many people into fighting them. Those that didn't have any exposure to the war or the cruel things probably remained loyal and these would have been mainly in cities like New York.
They were called Royalist.
A colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the American Revolution was sometimes known as a Loyalist. These colonists were also called Tories.
bennedict Arnold
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the king to rule them
No, some colonist were called "Loyalists" and were loyal to the King
Loyalists
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A colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the American Revolution was sometimes known as a Loyalist. These colonists were also called Tories.
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The loyalists
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bennedict Arnold
"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence. Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.
They were called Loyalists
"Tories"..
An American colonist who remained loyal to King George III was known as a Loyalist or a Tory (plural "Tories"). "Tory" is also a name applied to Conservative political parties in the UK and Canada.
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