Patriots and Loyalists

A person who sis guilty of betraying his or her country is called a(n)__________.

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Traitor

• independent

_________ were American colonists who wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the king.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Traitors

• Neutralists

American colonists who fought against Great Britain are called____.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Traitors

• Neutralists

Many colonists were ________, or did not take a side.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Traitors

• Neutral

The colonies wanted _________, or separation, from Great Britain.

• money

• independence

• imported goods

• slaves

Ben Franklin was a Patriot because he...

• obeyed the laws.

• was willing to fight.

• wanted independence.

• was loyal to the king.

Rich landowners, governors, and religious leaders were often...

• Loyalists.

• neutral.

• 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 needs.

• to make their own goods at home.

Which of the following colonists would most likely have agreed with this statement: "The king of England knows what is best for the colonies."

• Thomas Hutchinson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• a neutral colonist

Lord Dunmore was

• a king.

• neutral.

• a Patriot.

• a Loyalist.