Chapter 11/12 Test Guide

A person who is guilty of betraying his or her country.

• Independence
• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• traitor
• Patriots

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

• Independence
• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• traitor
• Patriots

Colonists who did not take sides.

• Independence
• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• traitor
• Patriots

American colonists who fought against Great Britain

• Independence
• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• traitor
• Patriots

The colonies eventually wanted _______________, or separation from Great Britain.

• Independence
• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• traitor
• Patriots

Rich landowners, governors and religious leaders were often _________

• Loyalist
• Neutralists
• Patriots
• Red Coats

Samuel Adams was a Patriot because he

• obeyed the laws
• was willing to fight
• wanted independence
• was loyal to the king

Why did many colonists boycott tea and paper?

• to punish the storekeepers
• to protest taxes on those items
• to save money
• 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"?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Hutchinson
• Samuel Adams
• A Neutralist

Lord Dunmore was

• a king
• neutral
• a Patriot
• a Loyalist