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Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called Loyalists.
"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence. Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.
Loyalists- colonists who were loyal to Britain. Patriots- colonists who wanted to be free from Britain.
They were called Loyalists.They remained loyal during and after the Revolutionary War.They were also called Tories, after a group of Irish robbers. The name is still applied to the British Conservative party.Loyalists
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An American colonist who remained loyal to King George III was known as a Loyalist or a Tory (plural "Tories"). "Tory" is also a name applied to Conservative political parties in the UK and Canada.
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They were called loyalists.
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During the American Revolutionary War, the people opposing the Patriots/Colonists were called Loyalists/Tories. They got this name because they remained loyal to the King.
A colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the American Revolution was sometimes known as a Loyalist. These colonists were also called Tories.