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When the colonies were founded and people migrated from England, those people were still considered Englishmen, or subjects of the British crown. At the same time, they were fererred to as colonials. When the revolution started in the 1770s, some supported the revolution and were called rebels by those loyal to the crown. Those who were from the colonies and loyal to the crown were loyalists.

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Q: What was the british name for people in the English colonies on north American mainland?
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