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Patriots, Loyalists and Others is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why colonists and Native nations took different sides in 1776, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.4.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Patriots, Loyalists and Others

D2.His.4.3-5

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1.Most Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations sided with Britain. Which two sided with the Patriots?
  • A.The Cayuga and the Onondaga
  • B.The Oneida and the Tuscarora
  • C.The Mohawk and the Seneca
2.Which person was a Loyalist?
  • A.Patrick Henry of Virginia
  • B.Samuel Adams, leader of the Sons of Liberty
  • C.Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts
3.Why did many Native nations side with Britain?
  • A.They wanted to pay the tea tax
  • B.Britain gave them seats in Parliament
  • C.Britain had tried to limit settlers moving onto their lands
4.What was a colonist who wanted independence from Britain called?
  • A.A Redcoat
  • B.A Loyalist
  • C.A Patriot
5.Why did some enslaved people fight for Britain and others for the Patriots?
  • A.Each hoped that side would give them freedom
  • B.They were all forced to fight for the king
  • C.Each side paid them more than its officers
6.A Patriot newspaper and a Loyalist newspaper described the Boston Massacre differently. Why?
  • A.Neither one knew the event had happened
  • B.Each wrote from its own side's point of view
  • C.One of them was written in French
7.Why did many Loyalists want to stay part of Britain?
  • A.They had never heard of the war
  • B.They wanted to stop paying all taxes
  • C.They saw themselves as British and feared war and disorder
8.What was a colonist who stayed loyal to the British king called?
  • A.A Loyalist
  • B.A Patriot
  • C.A Minuteman

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Answer key — Patriots, Loyalists and Others

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  1. 1.The Oneida and the Tuscarora
  2. 2.Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts
  3. 3.Britain had tried to limit settlers moving onto their lands
  4. 4.A Patriot
  5. 5.Each hoped that side would give them freedom
  6. 6.Each wrote from its own side's point of view
  7. 7.They saw themselves as British and feared war and disorder
  8. 8.A Loyalist

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.