The Loyalists joined the British army
They were then called Red Coats, or Lobsterbacks, because their uniforms were Red
There were other units including the Loyal Greens, King’s American Regiment, Queen’s Loyal Rangers, and Royal American Regiment
Many Native Americans also joined the British side, and so did many African Americans who were really slaves
The British offered the slaves freedom from servitude in payment for their services to the British army
There were even German Hessians who the British paid to fight the Patriots
There were so many Loyalists in New York, they called the area the Tory capital of America