American Loyalists In 1860

In the 1760s, many Loyalists had supported American defiance but drew back at the view of independence and war. Rich Loyalists’ property was seized and auctioned. Many Loyalists were exiled from the U.S. or emigrated voluntarily instead of living in an independent U.S. However, in the Treaty of Paris of 1783 Americans promised to end the harassment of Loyalists by state and local governments and to return land that was confiscated. Loyalists were rapidly accepted into American society, but even with the promise of the Treaty of Paris, confiscated Loyalist territory was not given back to