Loyalists were those persons opposed to the American Revolution. They believed that Americans should be happy to remain British colonies. They were also called "Tories".
Loyalists were those in support of the British Parliament (loyal to Britain) during the American Revolution. Patriots were in support of America's independence (rebels) and fought the British.
Loyalists or Tories are patriots. They were the ones who fought in the American Revolution, staying loyal to the British crown. Their social responsibility is to fight for the King during the first American Civil War.
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The loyalists were the people who stayed loyal to the king.
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Although both parties were Americans, loyalists wanted the colonies to remain loyal to the British, while patriots wanted to split from the empire and have the colonies become their own nation. The patriotic fought the British in the American Revolution, while loyalists served as spies against the patriots.
One disadvantage towards the Loyalists (the British) was that their soldiers were mercenaries which means that they fought for money, while the Patriots (the Americans) had soldiers who fought for freedom.
The loyalists went back to Great Britain
UK and most of the western Europeans supported the Loyalists, but the Bolsheviks prevails in the end. Anarchists played an important role in the revolution too
They opposed the Revolution. (Loyalists were loyal to Britain.)
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