Loyalist
Revolutionary War supported the Constitutional convention. This was in the year 1787.
Loyalist strength was pretty much great throughout the colonies during the American Revolution because only about 1/3 of the colonists supported the Patriot Cause.
the british
Many colonists had become wealthy at a time when britian did not have much wealth.
tories
tories
supported the British
The French
one third
Loyalists
True, only 33 percent of the colonists actually supported the fight for Independence during the American Revolutionary War.
tories
They were known as Loyalists, and more frequently as Tories (plural of Tory).
40 to 45 percent of colonists were Patriots, colonists who supported the Revolutionary War. 20 to 30 percent were Loyalists, colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. The rest were neutral.
There were some slaves who fought with the colonists and there were free african men in the North who fought with the colonists. A larger majority of slaves fought with the British. It was well known across the colonies that any slave who fought with the British would receive their freedom after the Revolutionary War was over.
Yes, the word "Loyalist" should be capitalized when referring to a specific historical group of colonists who supported the British monarchy during the American Revolutionary War.