USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalists were American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often called Tories, Royalists, or King’s Men at the time. They were opposed by the “Patriots", who supported the revolution, and called them “persons inimical to the liberties of America".

Detailed explanation-2: -Wealthy merchants tended to remain loyal, as did Anglican ministers, especially in Puritan New England. Loyalists also included some blacks (to whom the British promised freedom), Indians, indentured servants and some German immigrants, who supported the Crown mainly because George III was of German origin.

Detailed explanation-3: -loyalist, also called Tory, colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. Loyalists constituted about one-third of the population of the American colonies during that conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -The current thought is that about 20 percent of the colonists were Loyalists-those whose remained loyal to England and King George.

Detailed explanation-5: -A number of European countries assisted the American colonists. The primary allies were France, Spain, and the Netherlands with France giving the most support. Why did they want to help colonists?