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Who were the people that did not want to break away from Britain during the revolutionary war?
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The people who wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain in the days of the colonies were called Loyalists. They did not participate in armed comabat with the revolutionary armies.
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How is the sugar act related to the revolutionary war?
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