Protection from the French
Loyalists- colonists who were loyal to Britain. Patriots- colonists who wanted to be free from Britain.
They were called Loyalists.They remained loyal during and after the Revolutionary War.They were also called Tories, after a group of Irish robbers. The name is still applied to the British Conservative party.Loyalists
They were called loyalists.
Colonists who opposed Britain and wanted freedom were patriots. Colonists who were loyal to Britain were loyalists or Tories. Most of the colonists wanted or didn't want freedom, so there really was no need to a name.
The question perhaps refers to the rebellion of the American colonists in the matter of paying tax to the British crown. The justification for the colonists was that taxes were being paid to England but they had no representation in the British government. The British who remained in Britain had representation within the democracy that was well established by the 1700s. Although there were periods of discontent, democracy and the rule of law has remained stable in Britain for several centuries. The tax system was simply a part of the democratic system in place and accepted by the vast majority of citizens.
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called Loyalists.
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Protection from the french
Loyalists- colonists who were loyal to Britain. Patriots- colonists who wanted to be free from Britain.
Unless I misunderstood the question-- there were more than 13 who remained faithful to Britain -- they were called Loyalists.
Loyalists were American Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain. Ben Franklin had a son who was the Royal Governor of New Jersey.
They were called Loyalists.They remained loyal during and after the Revolutionary War.They were also called Tories, after a group of Irish robbers. The name is still applied to the British Conservative party.Loyalists
The American Loyalists did not consider taxes a reason to rebel. The Loyalists remained loyal to Britain even during the revolutionary war.
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American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.