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Not all the Loyalists left. Many remained and accepted the new government. Still, a number fled to Canada and other colonies. The ones that left had fought against the side that won.
Many British solders had been recruited from jails. They had received a reprieve from the gallows if they would join the army. They continued their same behavior in America only the army had made it legal. The people who had their houses and barns burned down by the British troops and their wives and daughters molested by British troops did not look kindly on Loyalists. Worst of all, Tarleton's scorched earth policy made colonials angry at any Loyalists.
The Loyalists also tended to be wealthier than the average citizen. They had more to lose. They could sell out and get out.
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How many Loyalists left the United States after the Revolutionary War?
About 500,000 Loyalists left America.
A problem for the economy of the new nation was that...?
wealthy loyalists had left america.
How did the loyalists react to the Declaration of Independence?
Loyalists were against the Declaration of Independence. They believed that America should be loyal to Britain. Many Loyalists simply left America. About 80,000 of them fled to Canada or Britain during or just after the war. Because Loyalists were often wealthy, educated, older, and Anglican, the American social fabric was altered by their departure.
Were there more loyalists or patriots in the south?
Loyalists and patriots were all Americans however, loyalists supported Brittan and patriots were all for America
What was the faith of loyalists after the Revolutionary War?
I'm guessing Christian, if you're talking about they Loyalists in the Revolutionary War in America in the 1700s. Most of the people in early America were Christian.
