American Loyalists

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historical community political group social group

American Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often facing persecution, displacement, and exile for their allegiance.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
American Loyalists canonical	9
United Empire Loyalists	7
Loyalists	4
Loyalists in New York	2
American Revolutionary War loyalists	1
Loyalists in Pennsylvania	1
North Carolina Loyalists	1
Pennsylvania Loyalists	1
Scottish Highlander Loyalists	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical community ⓘ political group ⓘ social group ⓘ
activeInConflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alternativeName	King's Men ⓘ American Loyalists ⓘ surface form: Loyalists Tory ⓘ surface form: Tories
causeOfPersecution	allegiance to Britain ⓘ
consequenceOf	American Declaration of Independence ⓘ Patriot victory in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	British Empire ⓘ
destinationOfExile	Caribbean colonies ⓘ England ⓘ New Brunswick ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec Sierra Leone ⓘ
estimatedPopulation	approximately 15–20 percent of white colonial population ⓘ tens of thousands ⓘ
faced	confiscation of property ⓘ exile ⓘ forced migration ⓘ legal penalties ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ violence and intimidation ⓘ
granted	land in British North America ⓘ
includedGroup	Anglican clergy ⓘ Native American allies of Britain ⓘ conservative farmers ⓘ enslaved Africans seeking freedom ⓘ free Black Loyalists ⓘ royal officials ⓘ wealthy merchants ⓘ
influenced	British policy toward the United States after 1783 ⓘ development of Upper Canada ⓘ formation of New Brunswick ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	British America ⓘ surface form: British North America Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
loyalTo	British Crown ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: King George III
opposed	independence of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
opposedBy	Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ surface form: American Patriots
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ various Protestant denominations ⓘ
subjectOf	Loyalist Claims Commission ⓘ
supported	continued British rule in America ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ circa 1765–1783 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Loyalist militias → recruitedFrom → American Loyalists ⓘ

Upper Canada → ethnicGroup → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

Joseph Galloway → politicalFaction → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Loyalists

Liberty Boys → opposedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists

John Vassall Jr. → movement → American Loyalists ⓘ

New York Provincial Congress → opposedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists in New York

revolutionary government of New York → opposedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists in New York

Cornwall, Ontario → settledBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

Loyalist provincial corps → composedOf → American Loyalists ⓘ

Loyalist provincial corps → relatedConcept → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

American Loyalists → alternativeName → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists

Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge → combatant → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Highlander Loyalists

Newark → foundedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

Pennsylvania militia → opposedTo → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists in Pennsylvania

Highway 33 (Loyalist Parkway) → namedFor → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

John Jeffries → movement → American Loyalists ⓘ

British provincial forces in North America → composedOf → American Loyalists ⓘ

British Army (provincial service) → recruitedFrom → American Loyalists ⓘ

Lieutenant Colonel John Butler → allegiance → American Loyalists ⓘ

subject surface form: John Butler

this entity surface form: Loyalists

Loyal American Regiment → composedOf → American Loyalists ⓘ

Haldimand Proclamation → relatedTo → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

Edward Shippen Arnold → notableFamilyConnection → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War loyalists

North Carolina Patriots → opposedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Loyalists

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → mainBelligerent → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Loyalists

Parrtown → foundedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Empire Loyalists

Parrtown → foundedBy → American Loyalists ⓘ

The Group → mainSubject → American Loyalists ⓘ