<em>C. Colonies should remain part of the British empire.</em>
Explanation:
Loyalists were people who lived in the American colonies, but they <u>wanted to stay apart of the British empire</u>.
If you wanted to stay under British rule, you were called a loyalist. Loyalists believed in Great Britain and they did not have trust that the colonies could stay afloat without them. Many loyalists also had business affairs in Great Britain and did not want to lose them, as that was their source of income. Many believed that British rule was better than patriot rule.
Over time, more and more people started to become patriots. If you wanted to break free from British rule and become independent, you were called a patriot. They wanted freedom above anything and felt like they were being treated unfairly. More and more people started to become patriots because Great Britain kept doing things the colonists did not like. Tax laws were put onto the colonists, which they deemed to be unfair because they had nobody to vouch for them in the British Parliament. This is known as "<em>taxation without representation</em>."
