Loyalists vs. patriots

What was a patriot during the Revolutionary War?

• a person who liked to ride horse

• a football player out of Boston

• a volunteer soldier who was ready to fight on short notice

• a person who wanted independence from Great Britain

What was the main reason that the colonies wanted their independence from Britain?

• They were being taxed by Britain without representation

• they thought English people were stuffy

• They did not want to drink English tea any more

• They liked the french better

Who of the following people was NOT a famous patriot?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• King George III

What was another name for Loyalist?

• Tory

• Royalist

• The King's Friend

• All of the above

What was a loyalist during the Revolutionary War?

• A person who remained loyal to the Continental Congress even when the war was going poorly

• A member of the Sons of Liberty

• A person living in the American colonies who wanted to stay a part of Great Britain

• Any colonial who lived south of the colony of Pennsylvania

What famous loyalist was a general in the Continental army before he became a traitor and went over to the British?

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• John Adams

• William Hower

Life for the loyalists was easy during the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

What was another name for the patriots?

• Tories

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Whigs

What American City was known as the Tory capital of America?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Williamsburg

• New York City

Most of the loyalists stayed in the US after the Revolutionary War ended.

• True

• False