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Patriots and Loyalists WorksheetPatriots and Loyalists Worksheet
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Patriots and Loyalists

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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 the information. Subjects covered include who tended to be on which side as well as where Loyalists fled to after the war concluded.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

patriots, the loyalists, american history, the united states, the battles of lexington and concord

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the resource during a unit on the Revolutionary War
  • Differentiate for English learners by highlighting or defining important key words in the margins

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires printing and distributing handouts

Pros

  • Includes an answer key
  • Easy activity to implement; requires very little prep work

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2

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