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Some were members of the Anglican Church in England. Others depended on the British for their jobs. Some colonists were afraid of what would happen if they challenged the established government, or they believed they should 'live and let live', and just let the British maintain control. Some just simply didn't know what was going on.

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Some colonists had extreme national pride and believed that they were still British by nationality even though they were not born in Great Britain. These British loyalists believed in the British rule and were deeply Loyal to the King of England.

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Dale Kshlerin

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3y ago
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Some of the Colonists supported Great Britain, because unlike most of their fellow Colonists, they were loyal to the King, or the Crown.

They were also know as Tories or Loyalists.

The British would also sometimes when desperate pay 20 Guineas (10 times as much an average Colonists makes in a year) to anyone that would enlist in their army.

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12y ago
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A lot didn't support the colonists. Mainly it was France and that took a bit of talking to get them on board. The world was ruled by kings and queens in the 1700s and they saw the revolution as dangerous.

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They were Loyalists.

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