Loyalist in the American Revolution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Loyalist_in_the_American_Revolution

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:King's_Men gptkb:Tory
gptkbp:compensation	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:descendantsKnownAs	gptkb:United_Empire_Loyalists
gptkbp:faced	gptkb:murder exile persecution confiscation of property
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Continental_Army gptkb:Great_Britain Patriot militias
gptkbp:hasLostAndFound	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Loyalist in the American Revolution
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Black_Loyalist_settlements_in_Canada gptkb:Loyalist_settlements_in_New_Brunswick gptkb:Loyalist_settlements_in_Nova_Scotia gptkb:Loyalist_settlements_in_Ontario gptkb:Loyalist_settlements_in_Quebec Loyalist diaspora development of Canada
gptkbp:movedTo	gptkb:Britain gptkb:Canada gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:William_Franklin gptkb:Joseph_Galloway gptkb:Benedict_Arnold gptkb:Thomas_Hutchinson gptkb:John_Butler
gptkbp:opposedBy	Patriots
gptkbp:populationEstimate	15-20% of colonial population
gptkbp:reasonForLoyalty	economic interests cultural ties to Britain fear of instability opposition to revolution
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglican gptkb:Methodist gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Loyalist_Acts gptkb:Loyalist_Claims_Commission Loyalist history societies Loyalist literature
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Hessian_mercenaries gptkb:Native_American_allies Enslaved Africans seeking freedom
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tory
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5