THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Loyalist
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Patriot
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Neutralist
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Kingsman
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Those who wished that the Colonies remain tied to Great Britain were known as Loyalists.
Detailed explanation-4: -noun. a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution; Tory.