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Reading Through History

Patriots and Loyalists

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Patriots versus Loyalists, a huge divide during the Revolutionary War in what would become the United States of America. An informative resource includes both direct instruction about the two groups and a quiz pupils take after reading...
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Curated OER

Understanding Loyalist Vs. Revolutionary Ideology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand some causes of the American Revolution. Students learn the viewpoints of the loyalists and the American Revolutionaries. Students learn a timeline of facts which they use to compare and contrast the views of the...
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Carolina K-12

Loyalists and Patriots

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Your young historians will square off as Loyalists dedicated to the English crown or revolutionaries fighting for a new nation in a role-play of a colonial town hall debate before the American Revolution.
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Curated OER

Patriots and Loyalists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine portraits by John Singleton Copley and discuss how the subject's appearance communicates important information about his or her life. They write a diary entry from the point of view of a portrait subject.
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Curated OER

South Carolina: Loyalist or Patriot?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the battle waged in South Carolina over the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, 8th graders analyze primary sources as they determine how the Loyalists and Patriots chose sides in the war.
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Carolina K-12

Causes of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Beginning with the experience of hearing that lockers in school will be taxed, through analysis of political cartoons and informational text, and culminating in a debate between loyalists and patriots, your class members will engage in a...
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Curated OER

Patriot or Loyalist? A Revolutionary Decision

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research as a reporter would and present the loyalist and patriot point of view on the American Revolution.  In this patriots versus loyalist lesson, students produce a project such as a video debate or webpage explaining the...
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Curated OER

Loyalist Postcards Research

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the story of a Canadian Loyalist and complete an organizer using the research. They create a Loyalist postcard using historical imagination.
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Curated OER

Researching Some Loyalist Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use electronic media to research Loyalist stories from Canada. They use the research to create a brochure, slide show, or electronic newsletter.
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Curated OER

Creating a Loyalist Postcard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a Loyalist and create their postcards. Specific Expectations.
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Curated OER

Patriots and Loyalists

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders take a clear stance on the Revolutionary way by choosing the side of the patriot or loyalist. They compare and contrast the positions of both the loyalists and the patriots using a graphic organizer. Using the information...
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Curated OER

Loyalists and Loyalism in the American Revolution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students engage in activities to understand how ideologies were constructed before and during the Revolutionary War. How and why were some "reluctant revolutionaries" turned into whig patriots willing to fight against the British empire,...
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PPT
Curated OER

The American Revolution: 1775 - 1783

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Track the ins and outs and wartime strategies used by both the British and the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Multiple comparisons are made between both factions, maps, statistical data, images, and light text is used throughout...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore the role religion played in the American Revolutionary War. Using primary documents and writing exercises, high schoolers understand how religion was used in support of the war efforts and how specific religious groups...
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Curated OER

To Declare Independence or Not??

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars debate and role play about whether the colonists should declare independence from England or not. For this American history and oral communication lesson, students read informational text about the colonists and their...
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North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies

Missing Pieces of the Puzzle: African Americans in Revolutionary Times

For Students 5th - 11th
What's missing from most studies of the American Revolutionary War is information about the role African Americans played in the conflict. To correct this oversight, middle schoolers research groups like the Black Loyalists and  Black...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Why Did Some Colonial Virginians Continue to Support the King?

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Not all colonials supported the American Revolution. A resource from the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown ask young historians to investigate the reasons why some colonial Virginians were loyalist and continued to support King...
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Manchester University

Events leading to the American Revolution

For Teachers 5th Standards
The Stamp Act, Paul Revere's ride, and the Boston Tea Party pushed American colonists to the tipping point that led to the American Revolution. Fifth graders research the key figures of the war, study the Declaration of Independence, and...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

The Revolutionary Times as Seen Through the Eyes of Women

For Teachers 8th Standards
The role of women before and during the American Revolution changed dramatically. To gain an understanding of these changes, middle schoolers analyze primary source documents, including letters from women that supported the patriot cause...
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Center for History Education

Should the Colonists Have Revolted Against Great Britain?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Should the Americans have taken the plunge and revolted against Great Britain? Using documents, including the famed Common Sense and a Loyalist response, pupils conduct a lengthy investigation of the question. The interesting resource...
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Curated OER

Loyalists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain why some colonists remained loyal to England during the American revolution. In this social studies lesson plan, students write a letter to an editor about their reasons for remaining loyal to England.
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Curated OER

Military Tactics and Battle Plans Oh Boy!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare and contrast a Loyalist and a Patriot. After reading selected pages in the book, 8th graders use a graphic organizer to examine the battle plans of the colonists and the British during the Revolutionary War. They...
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Curated OER

Recap and Activities (Reveloutionary War Era)

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the importance of the Second Continental Congress. They compare and contrast present-day athletic mascots and their roots in the Revolutionary War. After discussing Loyalists and Patriots, 8th graders write...
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Curated OER

Patriots v. Loyalists

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students consider how colonial citizens chose sides in the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students role play Loyalists, Patriots, and undecideds in a classroom simulation. Students research their positions so that...

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