Theme: The Loyalists 1775-1783 By Ms. Sally M. JOHNSON © 2013

OK NOW YOU HAVE DISCUSSED WHO THE Loyalist were Let us discussed what happen to them

Results of The War Loyalist were treated poorly by the rebels. They were forced to leave their homes and land. They were tarred & feathered. Their properties were taken away from them and they were eventually banished from their home. The Loyalists in the northern part of America went into Canada which was still under British rule. The Loyalist in the southern part of America moved into the Bahamas which was also under British rule. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially ended the War of Independence in favor of the American colonist. American gained its independence. The 13 colonies were now called United States of America. Britain kept control of The Bahamas and Canada. Florida was given to Spain for her part in helping Americans win the war

In rebel controlled areas Loyalists were subject to confiscation of property, tar and feathering or even being murdered. They could be arrested and fined for being loyal to the British, many were blackmailed, whipped, abused, threatened, and attacked by mobs of revolutionaries. So to be identified as a Loyalist was dangerous, meaning true numbers of Loyalists is not known, but an estimated 30,000 were either forced or decided to leave the thirteen colonies during the war and a further 70,000 left with the British troops when they evacuated held territory, in total about 5% of the population.  The Loyalists during the American revolution had to face two kinds of persecution. One was done constitutionally, the other by lawless mobs. Patriots refused to tolerate Loyalists who were active on behalf of the King and called for the king to send forces to destroy the Patriots

It was at the hands of the mob that senior British officials first suffered attacks. Probably the worst of the revolutionary mobs was that which paraded the streets of Boston. In 1765, at the time of the Stamp Act agitation, large crowds in Boston attacked and destroyed the magnificent houses of Andrew Oliver and Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson. "They broke down the doors with broadaxes, destroyed the furniture, stole the money and jewels, scattered the books and papers, and, having drunk the wines in the cellar, proceeded to the dismantling of the roof and walls.

The owners of the houses barely escaped with their lives The owners of the houses barely escaped with their lives."[citation needed] In 1770, a mob deliberately pelted one unit of British troops with snowballs; the troops opened fire without command, killing five martyrs in the Boston Massacre. In 1773, Bostonians, some disguised as Indians, in the famous Boston Tea Party threw tea into Boston harbor in protest of the Tea Act; the tea was ruined but no people were hurt. To teach the colonials a lesson the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, which stripped Massachusetts of its traditional self-rule and sent General Thomas Gage to govern the province.[7]

The anger of the Patriots spread up and down the 13 colonies The anger of the Patriots spread up and down the 13 colonies. In New York they were active in destroying printing-presses from which had issued Tory pamphlets, in breaking windows of private houses, in stealing livestock and personal effects, and in destroying property.[8] A favourite pastime was tarring and feathering 'obnoxious Tories.' Recalcitrant Loyalists might be treated to a punishment common in the army, that of making Tories ride the rail in painful fashion.[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Loyalists

Why did they come to The Bahamas The loyalist came to the Bahamas because The islands of the Bahamas was ideal for farming There was no strict governance To seek safer environment where they can earned a living. They were banished from their homes especially those who migrated to St Augustine Florida Suitable climate and Good Soil

References Bahamian Loyalist & their Slaves Gail Saunders Bahamian Highlights Allen. G. Murray Bahamian History Book 1 & 2 Gillian Bain Bahamian Social Studies for Secondary Schools Chris Curry & Neil Sealy The Internet Google search/ Bahamian History The Making of The Bahamas Don Maples

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