These people were called a loyalist or Tory.
Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
Loyalists
Loyalists
They got put to death by being hung. But few if any actually were hung. These folks were called Loyalists.
Loyalists
Loyalists were American colonists who supported the English as opposed to Patriots who supported independence from England.
The colonists who opposed the Declaration of Independence were called loyalists. Many of the loyalists either stayed silent (because loyalists were usually the victims of hate crimes) or they joined the British army to quell the rebellion.
Loyalists opposed independence while Patriots favored independence.
Loyalists
No. The usual thinking is that about one-third of the colonists supported independence, about one-third opposed it, and the other third had no strong opinion on the matter.
Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
Loyalists
the answer is Tories.
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Loyalists
Patrick Henry
The colonists who opposed the British were called 'Whigs'. Those who favored British and her King, were called 'Tories'. Those nicknames were also used earlier in the Reformation in England. Two other nicknames were 'Patriots' for the colonists and 'Loyalists' for the British supporters.