Loyalist (American Revolution)

This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration, see United Empire Loyalists. For other uses of the word "loyalist", see the disambiguation page. Loyalists were British North American colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the American Revolution. They were also called Tories, King's Men, or Royalists. Those Loyalists who left and resettled in Canada called themselves the United Empire Loyalists. Their colonial opponents, who supported the Revolution, were called Patriots, Whigs, Rebels, Congress Men, or, in view of their loyalty to the new United States of America, just Americans. Historians have estimated that about 15-20% of the white population may have been Loyalists (that is, about 500,000), but there are no exact numbers.
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