There were about one hundred thousand Loyalists became refugees because of the war. It happened because Americans had won over British occupancy.
EXPLANATION:
• The Patriots fought for independence from the British monarchy. A Loyalist was an individual who was a supporter of King George III. British soldier, A Tory; was the name which the Patriots called. Some Loyalists did not fight since they were not content. They might have been rich or just believed that Britain was justified in its movements. Patriots would offend the Loyalists and distrusted them since they did not believe in the cause of the Patriots.
• Quakers or Friends were another group of people who did not want to fight during the American Revolution was. A Quaker was people who only wanted peace, or did not want to fight because it was against their faith. They were often mistakenly called Loyalists because they would not be involved in the fight.
• Neutralist were those who did not want to fight, lived so far from the fight, or believed in the principles of Loyalists and Patriots. German mercenaries called Hessians were paid by Parliament or the British government to go and attack the British side. When they were first transmitted to the colonies, there were 25,000 German Hessian armed forces and 5,000 American victims.
• After the war, many Loyalists and Quakers fled to Canada and made their own communities. The Hessians got back to Germany. The Patriots began their own government, named the Confederation. In the end, many Loyalists left America. Around 80,000 of them fled to Canada or Britain during or after the war. Due to the Loyalists were older, wealthy, and well educated, and Anglican, the American social order was changed by their departure. American history brands them, traitors. But most only tried to maintain the lifestyle that had become their custom.
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KEYWORDS : Loyalist, Patriots
Subject : History
Class : 10-12
Sub-Chapter : American Revolution
