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Loyalist (American Revolution)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/loyalist-american-revolution

Step 2 · Questions

1. How big is Loyalist (American Revolution)?
2. What is the estimated loyalist percentage of white colonists (1775)?
3. What is the key loyalist leader post-capture?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Persons inimical to the liberties of America
United Empire Loyalists
Southern Campaigns

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Loyalist (American Revolution)?British North America (Canada), Great Britain, British Caribbean
2. What is the estimated loyalist percentage of white colonists (1775)?15% to 20% of approximately 2,000,000
3. What is the key loyalist leader post-capture?William Franklin, former Royal Governor of New Jersey

Persons inimical to the liberties of America: A derogatory term used by Patriots to describe Loyalists, implying opposition to colonial freedom.
United Empire Loyalists: A designation given to Loyalists who settled in British North America following the American Revolution.
Southern Campaigns: Military operations conducted by the British in the southern American colonies during the Revolution.