People who remained loyal to the British.

Loyalists (sometimes called Tories) hesitated to take up arms against England. They may have been as much as one-third of the colonists in 1776. Many were royal appointees, Anglican clergymen, or Atlantic merchants. They were poorly organized and of limited help to British armies, but the Patriots persecuted them.

Those who supported the return of the Emperor to power; Ishin Shishi.

Americans who supported Great Britain during the revolution.

Term used to describe the Republican forces.

Customers who buy most of their groceries at a single store.