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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

social studies

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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