Answer:It's been overshadowed by other events, but King George III's decree—which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachians—was the first in a series of British actions that led to the American Revolution.
Explanation:
The Loyalists were the people who remained loyal to the British Crown rather than were in favour of independence.
The Loyalist were on the average older and partially also richer: they were better established and therefore a change would be a risk for them. This was their reason: they were afraid of change and of loosing their position.
