in american history why did some colonist still want to be loyal to king george the 3rd?

Answer 1

They still thought of England as there country and saw the colonies as just that colonies, that were owned by England. Chances are the majority of them were profiting in some way off the taxes the colonies brought to England

Answer 2

Many of the colonists still considered themselves to be British and therefore still loyal subjects of the Crown. They saw no reason to break away from England.

It is of historical interest to note that at the time of the American War of Independence, England and France were involved in a long power struggle. The French backed the independence movement as a proxy for fighting England (90% of the gunpower used by the independents was supplied by or funded by the French, and when Gen. Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, there were more French troops present than American).

Many colonists believed that if they split from England, it would only result in them being ruled by the French instead.

Answer 3

Some people did not want to go to war over it. They felt it did not matter who was ruling the nation, as long as it was done peacefully and fairly. It wasn't worth dying over.

Other people felt that no matter who ruled the country, they would have to pay taxes and deal with the other things associated with a government, so why bother changing?

And, believe it or not, some people actually did feel loyal to their king and country. They still had family back in England, and felt that it was their home-land.

Answer 4

Well, there were a lot of motivating factors. Many saw themselves as British, just living in the Americas. To them they WERE patriots, and patriotic to the king.

Some benefited financially from their situation. Some just didn't believe in war, didn't think things were too bad or unfair. They felt that the protection of the British army from others was well worth the taxes they paid.

It would be a lot like if your state wanted to secede, from the rest. Think about your situation, would you benefit from your state being its own nation, or would you suffer? Are you a "Hoosier" or a "Buckeye" first, or are you an American first? Do you think the costs of war would be worth secession if it would be a benefit?

Answer 5

For the same reason we have elections and some people are still loyal to Bush. Being a british colony with extremely low taxes and no defense expenditures was very attractive and lucrative for many of the colonialists.
The majority of the population considered themselves British, not american.
Look at Canada, they never revolted, yet today are a prosperious soverign country.

Answer 6

2) easily a million) is incorrect using fact it took in basic terms approximately over one hundred years after plymouth for independence 3) is incorrect using fact the choice is actual, engalnd decide for economically based colonies 4) no longer even on the factor of actual, mutually as stable in colonies like virginia, penn, and mass, it wasnt just about as stable especially different colonies.

Answer 7

Many had an economic stake: their income, their business, their property were all tied to remaining within the British empire.

Answer 8

They were scared. The British beat the Patriots physically. Loyalists did not want to be thrown in jail cells to be maltreated.

Answer 9

I think maybe it was hard for them to see America as a nation on its own. Their ancestors had been Brits after all.

Answer 10

They were scared the American revolution would fail and they would be executed.