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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".
The term "loyalist" by itself just means "loyal to the government in power". As a result, the term's meaning is situational (i.e. based on the circumstances in question). The Loyalists in the American Revolution were those colonists that thought that the colonies should stay in control of England. The Loyalists in the French Revolution were those Frenchmen who supported the monarchy.
For some letters and quotes from Loyalists before and during the American Revolution you should look up Jackson T. Main's Rebel Versus Tory: The Crisis of the Revolution, 1773-1776,orClaude H. Van Tyne's The Loyalists in the American RevolutionThese were big helps for me
The Tories were opposed to an American revolution, as they felt their loyalties lay with the British king and Parliament and anticipated chaos should the Americas break away from Britain.
The term "loyalist" by itself just means "loyal to the government in power". As a result, the term's meaning is situational (i.e. based on the circumstances in question). The Loyalists in the American Revolution were those colonists that thought that the colonies should stay in control of England. The Loyalists in the French Revolution were those Frenchmen who supported the monarchy.
It is subjective whether the loyalists deserved punishment or not. Some argue that they were acting in accordance with their beliefs and should not have been punished for their political affiliations. Others believe that their support for the British Crown during the American Revolution warranted punishment. Ultimately, the decision to punish loyalists was a complex and contentious issue during that time.
What lead to the American Revolution was that Britain did not take care of the colonies as the should have.
Loyalists were against the Declaration of Independence. They believed that America should be loyal to Britain. Many Loyalists simply left America. About 80,000 of them fled to Canada or Britain during or just after the war. Because Loyalists were often wealthy, educated, older, and Anglican, the American social fabric was altered by their departure.
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Only because it happened first
It's a little late to decide that, isn't it? There haven't been either Patriots or Loyalists since the end of the Revolution in the 1780s. If I lieved at that time, I might be a Loyalist if I wanted to remain part of the British Empire and I would be a Patriot if I didn't.
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