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

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Answer key — Patriots, Loyalists and Others

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

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