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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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