To Declare or Not: Loyalists or Patriots!

separation from, or freedom from control by, another country or government

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Independence

• Neutral

People in the American colonies who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the king and Great Britain.

• Patriots

• Traitors

• Neutrals

• Loyalists

A person or group of people not taking sides

• Independence

• Loyalists

• Neutral

• Patriots

People in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent from Great Britain.

• Independence

• Loyalists

• Traitors

• Patriots

A person guilty of betraying or acting against his or her own country.

• Traitor

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutral

The document that announced that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and explained why.

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

A body of mostly untrained part-time soldiers who did required military service and were available for full-time paid duty when needed.

• Minutemen

• Militias

Patriot volunteers who were paid and trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice.

• Minutemen

• Militias

• Soldiers

The famous Patriot Hero who was killed during the Boston Massacre.

• Crispus Attucks

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Mercy Otis Warren

A Patriot Poet who was well known for writing plays and poems supporting independence.

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Crispus Attucks