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A view of the rivers Kenebec and Chaudiere, with Colonel Arnold's route to Quebec.

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In North America, the term loyalist characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining within the British Empire. American loyalists included royal officials, Anglican clergymen, wealthy merchants with ties to London, demobilised British soldiers, and recent arrivals (especially from Scotland), as well as many ordinary colonists who were conservative by nature and/or felt that the protection of Britain was needed. Colonists with loyalist sympathies accounted for an estimated 15% to 20% of the white colonial population of the day, compared with those described as "Patriots", who accounted for about 40-50% of the population. This high level of political polarisation leads historians to argue that the American Revolution was as much a civil war as it was a war of independence from the British Crown.

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new england canada kennebec river me chaudiere river quebec arnold benedict 1741 1801 journeys prints emmet collection of manuscripts etc relating to american history colonel arnold s route rivers kenebec view rivers kenebec chaudiere colonel arnold colonel arnold route quebec emmet collection american history founding fathers declaration of independence united states continental congress american revolution revolutionary war revolutionary america ultra high resolution high resolution the miriam and ira d wallach division new york public library
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1801
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
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Loyalist Ephemera, NYPL

In North America, the term loyalist characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining within the British Empire.
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new england canada kennebec river me chaudiere river quebec arnold benedict 1741 1801 journeys prints emmet collection of manuscripts etc relating to american history colonel arnold s route rivers kenebec view rivers kenebec chaudiere colonel arnold colonel arnold route quebec emmet collection american history founding fathers declaration of independence united states continental congress american revolution revolutionary war revolutionary america ultra high resolution high resolution the miriam and ira d wallach division new york public library