During the American Revolution, there were patriots and loyalists. Loyalists were people in the colonies that supported British rule. Patriots wanted to be free from Britain. The loyalists were hated by the patriots because the colonists were treated brutally and taxed heavily, but they still wanted to abide in British rule. The loyalists had the right to stay loyal to the British although they lived in the colonies.
Although they supported the British, most loyalists did not assist the British army. The colonists didn’t fight their own country that they were living in. According to Britannica.com, ''The loyalists did not rise as a body to support the British army.'' They also wanted to resolve the problem peacefully without the war. The most
