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the loyalists were those who stayed loyal toEngland and the king.

Many were farmers, craftsmen, clerks, clergymen, lawyers, labourers, soldiers and slaves. They mainly came to settle in Canada around 1783 and 1784.

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The loyalists were those who where loyal to the mother country Britain, they were also called a Tory. Also they believed very much in their kings... they thought that their king would be their king forever.
The Loyalists were the people loyal to the king

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53,000 had to leave the colonies after the war. They were seen as traitors to the American cause.

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The loyalists were those still loyal to the King of England.

The loyalists were "fans" of Britian. They were totally against what the patriots were doing.

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- a person who did not want the colonies to break away from British rule

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How did the end of the revolutionary war affect the loyalists?

By the end of the Revolutionary War the loyalists many had to return to England. They were hated and not welcome by most of the colonist.


Are the loyalists and Patriots of the revolutionary war friends?

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Did the loyalists win the American revolutionary war?

No, the United States prevailed over the Loyalists.


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Some people were imprisoned for being loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Most of then were put in jail for actually helping the British.


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Great Britain but also the Loyalists.


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it was 1777


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What was goal of the British when the Revolutionary War shifted to the southern states?

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Who were the colonist that remained faithful to the king after the reveloutionary war?

they were called the loyalists or, united empire loyalists. they fled to new brunswick and Canada after the revolutionary war. they were called the loyalists or, united empire loyalists. they fled to new brunswick and Canada after the revolutionary war.