WORLD HISTORY

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: -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. They considered themselves to be British citizens and therefore believed revolution to be.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vocabulary: Loyalist-a colonist who supported the crown/king of England • Patriot-a colonist who rejected British rule over the colonies during the American Revolution Activity: 1.