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Were the colonists loyal to the British king after the war began?

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The Loyalists were colonists who stayed loyal to Britain and King George III during the American Revolution. They were against American independence. There were about 500,000 Loyalists when the American Revolution started in 1775.

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there were some colonist who continued to stay loyal to the king
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