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Loyalists
Patriots
Reasons for Independence
Reasons to be loyal
100
Freedom from control of another country
What is Independence?
100
He was governor of Massachusetts.
Who is Thomas Hutchinson?
100
He tried to convince the British to treat the colonists more fairly.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This was the patriots' slogan.
What is "Taxation without representation is unfair."
200
A colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain.
What is a loyalist?
200
He was a religious leader in Maryland.
Who is Jonathan Boucher?
200
He was one of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
200
This was the theme of a Benjamin Franklin editorial cartoon.
What is "Join or die."
300
A colonist who argued in favor of independence from Britain.
What is a patriot?
300
He was governor of Virginia.
Who is Lord Dunmore?
300
She wrote poems and plays promoting independence.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
300
3,000 miles of ocean.
What is the distance between the countries is too much?
400
A colonist who was undecided about independence from Britain.
What is a neutralist?
400
He attacked Patriots homes along the James River and promised to free slaves who fought on the side of the British.
Who is Lord Dunmore?
400
His organization led the Boston Tea Party.
Who is Samuel Adams?
400
The colonies had to doing this for 150 years.
What is governing themselves?
500
He kept a loaded gun close by while giving his sermons.
Who is Jonathan Boucher?
500
This patriot believed women should have a role in government.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?