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{{Quote|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.|[[Shaun Hastings]] [[ | {{Quote|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.|Database/People (AC3):Loyalists}} | ||
[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png|thumb|250px|A group of Loyalists meeting]] | [[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png|thumb|250px|A group of Loyalists meeting]] | ||
'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''' were | '''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[citizens]] in the [[United Kingdom|British colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the British Crown during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered. | ||
Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom. | Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom. | ||
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Revision as of 21:58, 16 October 2013
- "I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here."
- ―Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.[src]
Loyalists, also known as Tories, Royalists or King's Men, were the faction of citizens in the British colonies of North America who had sided with the British Crown during the American Revolution, and the subsequent war. It is estimated that as many as one in five colonists were Loyalists. Loyalists in Patriot communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.
Loyalists also included members of the Iroquois League, who felt King George III respected their borders. The Kanien'kehá:ka village of Kanatahséton joined the British after Charles Lee manipulated Kanen'tó:kon into believing that Ratonhnhaké:ton had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former slaves like George Davidson, who were recruited by Lord Dunmore following promises of freedom.
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