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What was a person loyal to the British King during the Revolution called?
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∙ 16y ago
Men and women faithful to King George III and Parliament were known as "Loyalists" or "Tories". They were called "loyalists" by people who also remained faithful, while the term "Tories" was used by colonial rebels as an insult almost.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey were called Loyalists and many were forced to leave the USA after the Revolution. The Colonists, who won the war, did not want them around.
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∙ 6y agoThey were loyalists. Hence the name.
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∙ 16y agoloyalist
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Colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the revolution?
One of the most famous was Benjamin Franklins son, William Franklin, who was the last Loyalist Governor of New Jersey. The term Tory was used to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown. Since early in the eighteenth century, Tory had described those upholding the right of the Kings over parliament. During the revolution, particularly after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 this use was extended to cover anyone who remained loyal to the British Crown.
What is Charles Cornwallis remembered for?
for fighting and giving his life for his family in the war for fighting and giving his life for his family in the war
What was a patriot in colonial times?
a person who supported independence fromBritain
What describes loyalists?
A Boston Colonist that is very loyal to the king and/or the British soldiers. It is also a person that believes that the British will win and think that other colonists should not rebel or stand up for their independence.
What is a person freed from slavery called?
Freedman
A person loyal to the king during the revolution?
During the American Revolution, a British colonist in America that was still loyal to King George the III was called a loyalist.
A person loyal to the king during the revolution was called a?
Loyalist
What defines a loyalist during the American revolution?
A loyalist is a person who backed the British and the King. They were "loyal " to the crown.
What was a person called who wanted to end slavery during the American Revolution?
abolitionist
Why was Elijah Clarke an important person of the American Revolution?
Elijah Clarek is important to american revolution because she defeated the British.
Who was the most significant person during the french revolution?
Napoleon.
Who called revolution before the Declaration of Independence was written?
The person who called for a revolution before the declaration of independence was written was John Dickinson.
Is there anyone with a z in their name during the revolution?
There was a person with a z in their name during the American Revolution. Herzogtum Zweibrucken was a leader of the Regiment Royal Duex-Ponts.
Who was the first person hit by the British and became known as the 'first hero of the American Revolution?
xavier lol
Which person is also called as a father of Green Revolution?
M.s. Swaminathan
Which of the following pieces of data would be most helpful to a researcher who would like to study mortality rates in British cities during the Industrial Revolution?
A set of newspaper articles listing the age of each deceased person in various British cities over several years
What is a loyaltist?
A loyalist is a person who stayed loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
