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The Loyalists were people loyal to the English monarchy. They didn't harbour allegiance to a foreign regime but the current one. They fled because they were on
by salamandersauce 5y ago
The Loyalists were people loyal to the English monarchy. They didn't harbour allegiance to a foreign regime but the current one. They fled because they were on the losing side of the war.
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoAnd not even necessarily to the English monarchy, just opposed to the American revolution or some aspects of it, or suffering economically because of it. Refugees is precisely the right word for many (not all) of them.
- 908B64B197 5y agoAd on the losing side of history as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
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