THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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loyal to the patriot cause
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loyal only to themselves and would support the winning side
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loyal to their own colony/state only
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loyal to the King and Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists or King’s Men at the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Loyalists, often called Tories, were loyal to the crown for several reasons. They were mostly upper class and lived in cities and wanted to keep their wealth and land. Many had valuable ties with the British or jobs in the royal government.
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: -Dr Myles Cooper and Dr Charles Inglis were two prominent loyalists in New York. They retained their allegiance to King George III and the British Government during the American revolutionary period and War of Independence (1775-1783).
Detailed explanation-5: -The Loyalists were every bit as angry with the Stamp Act and the Coercive Acts as the most devoted Patriot. They protested the taxes, refused to purchase British tea, and many attended the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 and the Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775.