Loyalist strength was pretty much great throughout the colonies during the American Revolution because only about 1/3 of the colonists supported the Patriot Cause.
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A Patriot supported the revolution and the formation of a new country, a Loyalist disapproved of this and felt that America should remain a British colony.
Another name for a loyalist is Tory. Torries or loyalists were people who remained loyal to England during the Revolutionary war.
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Loyalist
A loyalist was loyal to the king
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The loyalist faction supported the queen, but the military soon took control.A colonial supporter of the British during the Revolutionary War was a loyalist or Tory.
one problem was that people had to decide if they wanted to be a PATRIOT or a LOYALIST
100,000 Loyalists left
Yes, Felix Holbrook was a loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. He supported the British monarchy and opposed the American independence movement.
It is estimated that about 20-30% of the American population were Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War.
A person who wanted the colonies to remain part of the British empire
A person who wanted the colonies to remain part of the british empire
More than 50,000 loyalist aed the colonies during the revolution. also divided allegiances tore families apart
Loyalists were also called traitors during the revolutionary war and, were commonly tar and feathered when the colonists won the revolutionary war.