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Americans who sided with the British during the War for Independence were known as what?
Loyalists
During the revolutionary war people who sided with the king of England were known as?
The Loyalists
What are loyalists?
In the American Revolutionary War, Loyalists were colonists that wished to remain loyal to the British crown rather than revolt. Many fled back to Britain or north to its newly acquired lands now known as Canada.
What were colonists who chose to side with the British known as?
Loyalists
Term by which the American patriots were commonly known to distinguish them from the American tories?
Whigs. Tories were the Loyalists.
Supported great Britain after the sining of the Declaration of Independence?
Those who remained loyal to Britain were known as loyalists, or United Empire Loyalists.
Were Loyalists actually called Loyalists?
They were also called Torys.
Who opposed independence and remained supporters of Great Britain were known as?
Loyalists is one term.
What were loyalists known as to the Americans?
people who rejected independance
What were loyalists known for?
The loyalists were known for being loyal to King George III. They didn't agree with the Patriots. They thought that even if the Patriots won they would have no idea how to govern the colonies
Who were the Loyalists loyal to?
To many parts of the British Empire including what is today Southern Ontario.
What were the sabotages between Loyalists and Patriots?
The patriots tarred and feathered the loyalists. They also ruined loyalist houses.
What were the Americans who sided with the British during the War for Independence known as?
Loyalists
Americans who sided with the British during the War for Independence were known as what?
Loyalists
What was a person loyal to the British King during the Revolution called?
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.
During the revolutionary war people who sided with the king of England were known as?
The Loyalists
What crops did loyalists grow?
the only known thing loyalist planted was cotton
