Loyalist or Patriot

Fifth graders explore U.S. History by completing graphic organizers with classmates. In this Revolutionary War lesson, 5th graders identify the differences between the Loyalists and Patriots and write a role play letter based on the...

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 prior to the American Revolution.

Learners understand some causes of the American Revolution. Students learn the viewpoints of the loyalists and the American Revolutionaries. Learners learn a timeline of facts which they use to compare and contrast the views of the...

Students learn about the struggle for independence in America. In this American independence activity, students learn about the movement towards independence and define what a loyalist was. Students complete a graphic organizer and...

Young scholars create trading cards based on Patriots and Loyalists that were influential in the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, students make and trade their cards, keeping one of their own for themselves.

Students consider how colonial citizens chose sides in the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War activity, students role play Loyalists, Patriots, and undecideds in a classroom simulation. Students research their positions so...

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...

Students debate and role play about whether the colonists should declare independence from England or not. In this American history and oral communication lesson plan, students read informational text about the colonists and their...

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,...

Fourth graders investigate and role play the three major political groups of colonial New York: Patriots, Loyalists, and the Iroquois Indians. They hold a town meeting with all 3 groups and write a summary to report back to their...