Loyalist

The Loyalist Jessica B. American Loyalists, or "Tories" were against the American Revolution. The Loyalist criticize British actions as the Stamp Act and the Coercive Acts. They wanted to follow peaceful forms of disapproval because they believed violence would give reasons to mob rule or tyranny. Also, Loyalist believed that independence would mean the loss of economic benefits derived from membership in the British mercantile system. Loyalist came from diffrent groups for example, most of where they came from were smaller farms. Which means some were poor and some were wealthy. Loyalist included some blacks, Indians, and Germans. During the revolution, most Loyalist suffered. However, about 19,000 Loyalist armed and supplied by the British. The Paris Peace Treaty needed Congress to restore property siezed from Loyalists. The heirs of William Penn in Pennsylvania, for example, and those of George Calvert in Maryland received generous settlements. About 100,000 Loyalists left the country. After the Revolution, Americans preferred to forget about the Loyalists. Besides Copley, the Loyalists became nonpersons in American history. References: []