I believe Join or die cartoon that drawn by Benjamin Franklin was really effective. At that time, many people were not convinced on whether they should involve in the French-Indian War or not.
The cartoon managed to persuade a lot of people to join up with the Kingdom of Great Britain in order to defeat the Frenchs and the Indians
A loyalist was a colonist who stayed loyal to England and supported the British army during the war.
I believe they were set up as places for religious freedom (though Massachusetts turned into a place where only Puritans could be in charge and practice their beliefs.)
Hope this helps! Please let me know if I'm wrong. :)
Every annexation of our Indian State not only deposed a reigning sovereign but also rendered large number or families jobless who were depending upon these rules. Therefore the economic distress caused among the multitude of former Indian States also served as contributory causes for the outbreak of the Mutiny..