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Why did Americans remain Loyalists?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Some of the people during the revolution era were not biased. the others were haters to the king of England and wanted to break away. so they did. anyway, Not all Americans were loyalist. the British (who stayed in England and didn't leave) were the loyalist.

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