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I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
Loyalists
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
Tories
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
what fraction of the colonists supported the revolution against the British
I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
yes, loyalists referred to the Colonists who remained loyal to the british crown
Loyalists
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
Tory(s).
their rights as British subjects had been violated.Taxation without representation
Tories
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