Patriots, Loyalists & Neutrals
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Neutrals


Colonists who were too far away to fight, or embraced the beliefs of both parties were referred to as neutralists. They made up the remaining one third of American colonists during the revolution. Neutrals, or neutralists, didn't partake in the battles that their patriot and loyalist brethren often fought. Neutralists came from a wide range of jobs and classes. Neutralists didn't bother the other two groups that much, nor were they bothered by the patriots or loyalists.

Example of a Neutral colonist

A Neutral colonist may originally come from Germany and live on the Pennsylvania Frontier. The colonist decides to move his family out of the Pennsylvania colony into the fertile Ohio Valley. He plans to move near a British fort in the Ohio Valley which can provide protection from Indians. As this neutralist and his family move towards the Ohio Valley, British soldiers stopp him and inform him that the Proclamation of 1763 prohibits him from moving into the Ohio Valley.
That is just one example of a Neutral's circumstances.

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