This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to
join the project and
contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the
documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the
legal field and the subjects encompassed by it.LawWikipedia:WikiProject LawTemplate:WikiProject Lawlaw articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Canada on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CanadaWikipedia:WikiProject CanadaTemplate:WikiProject CanadaCanada-related articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
I have assessed this as a Stub, as it contains only the basic information on the subject, and of low importance, as I do not feel that many outside of law or history would be familiar with the subject of this article. Cheers,
CP03:57, 30 October 2007 (UTC)reply
Known unknowns
I'd like to elaborate a few things, but don't have the info to hand:
what was the mechanism for the confiscation of his property? Loyalists lost their property? What was the definition of a loyalist? Was there some compensation?
apparently not all of the 13 (?) colonies became the USA right away? Bits of it were still under British jurisdiction or there was a gradual handover?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to
join the project and
contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the
documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the
legal field and the subjects encompassed by it.LawWikipedia:WikiProject LawTemplate:WikiProject Lawlaw articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Canada on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CanadaWikipedia:WikiProject CanadaTemplate:WikiProject CanadaCanada-related articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
I have assessed this as a Stub, as it contains only the basic information on the subject, and of low importance, as I do not feel that many outside of law or history would be familiar with the subject of this article. Cheers,
CP03:57, 30 October 2007 (UTC)reply
Known unknowns
I'd like to elaborate a few things, but don't have the info to hand:
what was the mechanism for the confiscation of his property? Loyalists lost their property? What was the definition of a loyalist? Was there some compensation?
apparently not all of the 13 (?) colonies became the USA right away? Bits of it were still under British jurisdiction or there was a gradual handover?