What happened to many loyalists following the american revolution?
a. they received jobs in the new government.
b. they were imprisoned in american jails.
c. they fled to canada to avoid punishment.
d. they were enslaved by southern planters.

Many loyalists fled to Canada after the American Revolution.

C) They fled to Canada to avoid punishment.

Explanation:

The loyalists fled to Canada after the American Revolution. As the American Revolution gave freedom to the enslaved Africans and Indians Around 80,000 of them fled to Canada and Britain. Because they were wealthy, educated and older.

They often suffered bad treatment from the patriots and therefore, had to flee from their own homes. Even after the war there were some people who remained loyal to the British crown. And so the American colonists would often treat them brutally.

it affected it because the kingdoms (with trade) slowly got richer and richer.