USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The colonists, mostly located in the south, that supported British during the Revolution, were called ____
A
Commander-in-Chief
B
Patriots
C
Loyalists
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -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-3: -The current thought is that about 20 percent of the colonists were Loyalists-those whose remained loyal to England and King George.

Detailed explanation-4: -While there were people of all sides spread across the Colonies, the majority of people in the New England Colonies were Patriots. You were likely to find more Loyalists in the Southern Colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Loyalists were those in the colonies who remained loyal to the British crown during the. American war for independence. They were also known as King’s Men, Tories, and Royalists.

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