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What were the American colonists called who chose to remain loyal to great Britain called?
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Loyalists. They were loyal to the king.
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What were the American colonists who chose to remain loyal to great Britain?
Loyalists. They were loyal to the king.
American who remain loyal to great Britain were called loyalists?
yes it loyalist
What did you call colonists that wanted to remain loyal to great Britain?
Torries
Why did the colonists at attempt to solve the dispute and remain loyal?
To avoid seperation from Britain
Was the olive branch petition professed American loyalty to the crown?
The colonists wanted peace with Britain so they created the Olive Branch Petition and when the King rejected it, the Patriots (colonists who wanted independence) rebelled against Britain. The loyalists are the colonists who remain loyal to Britain.
What statement best represents the desire of the American colonists between the years 1763 and 1775?
we will be willing to remain within the empire if Britain returns to its former policy of salutary neglect
What did the colonial patriots and the loyalists disagree about?
Regarding the American Revolutionary War, part of the population in the 13 colonies wanted to remain part of Great Britain. They were not an overwhelming number, but it helped Great Britain's war effort to have some of the colonists in favor of remaining part of Great Britain.
What was the name for colonists who wanted to fight for freedom?
That depends on whose side you're on! The British and those who were loyal to Britain (Loyalists or Tories) would have called those colonists rebels or traitors. However, in American history, colonists who were sympathetic to the fight for independence were called Patriots. About 1/3 of all colonists supported England, another 1/3 were Patriots who wanted independence, and another 1/3 attempted to remain neutral.
A person who remain loyal to Britain was called what?
Loyalist
Why did some colonists want to remain British colonists?
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
Who was a traitor in the American Revolution?
To the British, the rebellious American colonists were traitors. Having become accustomed to autonomy during the early 18th century, the colonists had developed a sense of communal nationalism that outweighed whatever loyalty they still felt to Great Britain. One famous American general who turned on his fellow colonists during the war was Benedict Arnold, and his name has become synonymous with betrayal.
Which sentence in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence indicates that the colonists did not wish to remain hostile toward Great Britain in the future?
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