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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 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
2.A Patriot newspaper and a Loyalist newspaper described the Boston Massacre differently. Why?
  • A.One of them was written in French
  • B.Neither one knew the event had happened
  • C.Each wrote from its own side's point of view
3.What was a colonist who stayed loyal to the British king called?
  • A.A Loyalist
  • B.A Minuteman
  • C.A Patriot
4.Why did some enslaved people fight for Britain and others for the Patriots?
  • A.They were all forced to fight for the king
  • B.Each hoped that side would give them freedom
  • C.Each side paid them more than its officers
5.Some colonists stayed neutral. What does neutral mean?
  • A.Leading the Patriot army
  • B.Not taking either side
  • C.Fighting for both sides at once
6.What was a colonist who wanted independence from Britain called?
  • A.A Patriot
  • B.A Loyalist
  • C.A Redcoat
7.Which person was a Loyalist?
  • A.Samuel Adams, leader of the Sons of Liberty
  • B.Patrick Henry of Virginia
  • C.Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts
8.Where did many Loyalists go after the war?
  • A.To the Continental Congress
  • B.To France, to fight against Britain
  • C.To Canada, Britain or the British Caribbean

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Answer key — Patriots, Loyalists and Others

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  1. 1.They saw themselves as British and feared war and disorder
  2. 2.Each wrote from its own side's point of view
  3. 3.A Loyalist
  4. 4.Each hoped that side would give them freedom
  5. 5.Not taking either side
  6. 6.A Patriot
  7. 7.Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts
  8. 8.To Canada, Britain or the British Caribbean

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