Many Americans did not support George Washington, and instead they supported Britain's king, George III. Why did these people remain loyal to the...

During the revolutionary days leading to America's
independence from Britain, there was a low percentage of the colonial population who
was, indeed, against the war and in favor of the perpetuity of the monarcy as a form of
government. This group amounted to no more than 20% of the total population. They were
known as "loyalists", namely, because these were people who were still loyal to England
and its monarchy.

Loyalists were people who had specific
interest in that the colonies remained attached to England for a myriad of different
reasons:

Some loyalists had economic interests, since
England commissioned them to come to America for specific endeavors. These loyalists
were often merchants, military officers, politicians or ambassadors of some
form.

Other loyalists included anglican priests who had a
religious interest in attending the interests of the crown and the Church of England in
America.

There were indentured servants and even blacks who
were promised freedom once they stepped on American soil. They would be loyalists
because of their gratitude to the crown for providing them a mean of
freedom.

Another sect of loyalists was made of the German
population or Americans of German ancestry. King George III and all of the "Gorgeous
Georges", as they are known historically, weremembers of the house of Hannover, which is
of German origin. Hence, these loyalists would be so in honor of their
heritage.

Finally, the loyalists also included, simply,
pacifists. These were people who worried about the aftermath of a way against the
English super power and did not want to endanger the little economic safety that the
colonies had from England. Although they would admit that the English were abusing the
colonists, they could not envision a future without the support of their
motherland.

It is a risky decision to separate completely
from an Empire, no matter how shaky this Empire is. Therefore, you can conclude that the
story of the United States is one that involved risk, tremendous courage and incredible
determination. Loyalists, as powerful as they may have thought they were, still did not
possess a good enough argument to prevent the War. One cannot blame them, however,
because the thought of an independent country was like jumping into the unknown.
However, we all know now that it was the correct thing to do.