Social Studies grade 5 America's Past

Which colonists were called Patriots?

• those who obeyed the laws

• those who were willing to fight

• those who wanted independence

• those who were loyal to the king

Rich landowners, governors, and religious leaders were often

• Loyalists

• Neutralists

• Patriots

• red coats

Why did many colonists boycott tea and paper?

• to punish the storekeepers

• to protest taxes on those items

• to save money for future goods

• to make their own goods at home

Traitors are people who act against

• common sense

• the Patriots in the colonies

• the public good

• their own country

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Benjamin Franklin tried to persuade the British Parliament to

• treat the colonies fairly

• free enslaved Africans

• give the colonies independence

• give women colonists more rights

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The British don't treat us fairly!

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutralists

No taxation without representation!

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutralists

I favor peaceful forms of protest.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutralists

I am against all taxes that King George has imposed upon us.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Neutralist

Britain has helped protect us from the rest of the world.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutralists