Even after the war, it took years to settle the old hatreds and to have once again a newly independent nation united. ... The given definition of a "loyalist" is "a person who professed a continuing allegiance to the King of Great Britain." ... (Allen, 3) This loyalist definition also excluded a good number of those who may have been labeled a loyalist for more self-serving reasons without strong feelings for the British or the King one way or another. ... At the end of the war, those deemed loyalists faced a bleak, uncertain future. Although it was specifically stated in the Treaty of Pari...

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Even after the war, it took years to settle the old hatreds and to have once again a newly independent nation united. ... The given definition of a "loyalist" is "a person who professed a continuing allegiance to the King of Great Britain." ... (Allen, 3) This loyalist definition also excluded a good number of those who may have been labeled a loyalist for more self-serving reasons without strong feelings for the British or the King one way or another. ... At the end of the war, those deemed loyalists faced a bleak, uncertain future. Although it was specifically stated in the Treaty of Pari...

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The most conservative elements within the British government were enthusiastic supporters of British superiority, unabashed, fervently loyal subjects of their King, George III. ... George III and Lord George Germain, the cabinet minister principally accountable for the conduct of the war, were so confident of victory that Britain's success was the centerpiece of the King's speech for the opening of Parliament. British leadership knew that this battle at Yorktown could determine the fate of the war, and the future of the present government. ... Four British leaders figure prominently:...

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