Some reasons that would help colonists remain loyal to Great Britain would be the fact that the British were really wealthy, or rich, they had an outstanding naval army or navy, and they simply had more population. More specifically, some colonists remained loyal to Great Britain because they felt that they had a debt to pay for the protection Britain gave the colonists during the French and Indian War. Another specific factor would be that the Patriots, or rebels, were traitorous and in the eyes of the Britain supporting colonists, known as Loyalists, they were just "nasty, with no loyalty to the person who brought them here." Hope this helps!
