Ch. 11: To Declare Independence or Not?

Benjamin Franklin tried to persuade the British government to

• grant the colonies independence.

• treat the colonies fairly.

• free enslaved Africans.

• give women colonists more rights.

Many colonists were ____, or did not take sides.

• traitor

• patriots

• neutral

• loyalists

Which of the following colonists would MOST likely have agreed with this statement: "British laws & taxes are unfair to the colonies."

• Lord Dunmore

• Mercy Otis Warren

• a neutral colonist

• Jonathan Boucher

Ben Franklin was a patriot because he

• was willing to fight.

• obeyed the laws.

• was loyal to the king.

• wanted independence.

Lord Dunmore was a

• neutral

• a king

• a Loyalist

• a Patriot

Rich landowners, governors, and religious leaders were often

• Loyalists.

• red coats.

• Patriots.

• neutral

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

• traitor

• patriot

• neutral

• loyalists

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

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Hutchinson

• a neutral colonist

• Benjamin Franklin

A person who is guilty of betraying his/her country is called a(n)

• neutral

• traitor

• patriot

• loyalist

American colonists who fought against Great Britain are called

• patriots

• loyalists

• traitor

• neutral