Loyalists

-Colonists in North America that supported the British government

-Believed the British could offer better protection than the colonies

-Only 1/3 of the population supported the revolution

Slaves

-Treated very poorly and were considered unequal in the colonies

-Slaves sided with the British and were offered liberation if they fled from their Patriot masters

-More than 50,000 slaves fled from their masters

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