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Why do you think many colonists remained Loyalists after the first fighting with British troops broke out?
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∙ 14y ago
The Boston Port Acts (the intolerable acts) had one factor of five factor's quartering act. This meant that the colonists had to house the Redcoats in their homes and provide Beer, boot wax and bedding. With the British in their homes it made it hard for colonists to smuggle rum sugar and molasses in because of the Sugar Act of 1764. That is probably why 1/3 of the colonists were Tories (Loyalists).
Because the loyalists didn't want to become mean to British peoples and get into a war with them.
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What were Colonists who wanted to remain British citizens called?
They were called Loyalists. Those who supported freedom from Britan were called Patriots.
What were the colonists who remained loyal to the king of England during the American revolution called?
An American colonist who remained loyal to King George III was known as a Loyalist or a Tory (plural "Tories"). "Tory" is also a name applied to Conservative political parties in the UK and Canada.
What was a person loyal to the British King during the Revolution called?
Men and women faithful to King George III and Parliament were known as "Loyalists" or "Tories". They were called "loyalists" by people who also remained faithful, while the term "Tories" was used by colonial rebels as an insult almost.
Why did some colonists remain loyal to Britain?
Some colonists had extreme national pride and believed that they were still British by nationality even though they were not born in Great Britain. These British loyalists believed in the British rule and were deeply Loyal to the King of England.
Colonist who remained loyal to the king of England during the revolution?
One of the most famous was Benjamin Franklins son, William Franklin, who was the last Loyalist Governor of New Jersey. The term Tory was used to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown. Since early in the eighteenth century, Tory had described those upholding the right of the Kings over parliament. During the revolution, particularly after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 this use was extended to cover anyone who remained loyal to the British Crown.
Are the loyalists British in the American revolution?
yes, loyalists referred to the Colonists who remained loyal to the british crown
What was the term of the colonists who remained faithful to the British crown and opposed the Revolution?
Loyalists
What was the term for about one third of the colonists who remained faithful to the British crown and opposed the Revolution?
Loyalists, Also, Tories.
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
Colonists who fought were called?
"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence. Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.
What were the people who sided with the British called?
Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) during and after the American Revolutionary War.
What was the term for about 13 of the colonists who remained faithful to the British crown and opposed the Revolution?
Unless I misunderstood the question-- there were more than 13 who remained faithful to Britain -- they were called Loyalists.
Who were the colonists that supported the british cause?
Loyalists
Who did the Loyalists fight for?
Loyalists fought for the British because they were loyal to the crown. The colonists who were rebelling were called Patriots.
What was the Label given to the colonists who sided with the British in this conflict?
loyalists
Name given to colonists who supported the British crown?
They were called Loyalists.
What action would a loyalist have been likely to take during the revolution?
Trying to spy and plot against the colonists. Loyalists were people who remained loyal to England; some moved up to Canada, but others stayed in the colonies to help the British.
