One reason why the colonists decided to say loyal to Great Britain was because England was the number one power in the world. People were afraid to rebel against them therefore they stayed loyal. An example for this would be if people would start rebeling at food stores and the food stoeres started closing down because of it; then they would be out of food and you need food so they wouldn't rebel. So they needed food and they Loyalists need the protect from Great Britain so they didn't rebel.
Another reason why they stayed with them was because they had protection from the British Navy. They were willing to pay taxes in order to pay for the British troops to protect them. For example you need water to survive so the taxes got hire because they were running out of water. So you payed more taxes for something you couldn't live without. Just like they needed the protection.
Lastly after they lost the war they still didnt switch over because to the winners they'd seem like tratiors and didnt want to fight the battles to be independent. An example for this would be they didn't want to seem worthless and hated if they were to switch over to they colonists.
Englands Flag: http://niahd.wm.edu/attachments/12359.gif
Loyalists: http://www.royalprovincial.com/graphics/mdloyalists.jpg
Map of Great Britian: http://www.4hotels.co.uk/uk/images/great-britain.gif
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