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About 20% of Americans were loyalist, as opposed to 40% patriot, and 40% neutral. Some say the neutrals were silent loyalists, but this is impossible to ascertain
Prominent loyalists included William Franklin, son of Benjamin. The wife of Benedict Arnold was loyalist. Many families and communities were split
Among soldiers, about 20 American regiments fought on the British side
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What were colonists who did not believe in the revolution called?
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called Loyalists.
What was the other name for the so-called Loyalists those British colonists who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution?
Tories
What were colonists who were loyal to Britain and opposed the war called?
Loyalists
What do you call people who wanted to remain loyal to the british?
The people who remained loyal to Great Britain were Loyalist.
Who was the man that stayed loyal to the king during the revolutionary war a Tory?
A colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the American Revolution was sometimes known as a Loyalist. These colonists were also called Tories.
Who were loyalists and patriots?
Loyalists- colonists who were loyal to Britain. Patriots- colonists who wanted to be free from Britain.
What were colonists who did not believe in the revolution called?
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called Loyalists.
These american colonists remained loyal to england?
tory
What was the name of the group of colonists that remained loyal to Britain throughout the revolutionary war?
Loyalists.
What were American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?
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
What did the loyalist do in the war of independence?
Loyalists were American Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain. Ben Franklin had a son who was the Royal Governor of New Jersey.
What were the American colonists who chose to remain loyal to great Britain?
Loyalists. They were loyal to the king.
What colonists did not consider taxes a reaosn to rebel?
The American Loyalists did not consider taxes a reason to rebel. The Loyalists remained loyal to Britain even during the revolutionary war.
What were the American colonists called who chose to remain loyal to great Britain called?
Loyalists. They were loyal to the king.
Why do you think loyalist were described as having their heads in England's their bodies in America?
Loyalists were colonists who remained loyal to England during the American Revolution. They didn't support American independence. So they were described as having their heads in England and their bodies in America because they remained loyal to England while living in America.Because they lived in America but were loyal to Britain.
What were Americans that remained loyal to Great Britain called?
They were called loyalists.
What name was given to colonists who remained loyal to the king of England during the American Revolution?
Loyalists
