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Part of New England, New York, east New Iarsey and Long Iland.
Part of New England, New York, east New Iarsey and Long Iland.
New York from Long Island. - Engraving, Public domain image
The Narrows and part of Staten Island. Above: New York
New York from Long Island - Engraving, Public domain image
New York Bay, and Governor's Island.
Newengland and New York. - Public domain vintage map
South and Staten Island Ferry, New York.
South and Staten Island Ferry, New York.
Part of New England New York East New I[J]arsey and Long Iland.
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Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
I. N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints.
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.