Why do you think some colonist remain neutral

A neutral colonist would have neither sided with the patriots or the British. They didn't pick sides. Quakers in the colonies were often neutral because they didn't believe in war or violence. Most didn't like the British government but some actually liked it.

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Some colonist stayed neutral because they were afraid of the strength of great Britain. there were also people called Quakers who were people  in the colonies that were often neutral because they didn't believe in war or violence.

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the qing dynasty placed strict limits on foreign merchants' ability to trade in china.

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