Help your 7th and 8th-grade US history students understand the deep political divides of the American Revolution through primary source analysis and point-of-view investigation! This Patriots vs. Loyalists Primary Source Activity guides students through examining the core arguments, loyalties, and motivations of American colonists leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Designed for seamless integration into your unit on the causes of the American Revolution, this resource includes both printable PDF worksheets and digital slides ready for Google Classroom.
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Background Reading: Students read a clear, student-friendly passage detailing the differences between Patriots (Whigs), Loyalists (Tories), and neutral colonists.
Primary Source Quote Analysis: Students analyze authentic historical quotes to determine whether the speaker was a Patriot or a Loyalist based on contextual clues.
Text-Dependent Comprehension: Students answer targeted questions that assess reading comprehension and historical reasoning.
Personality & Evidence Reflection: In a fun Common Core twist, students evaluate their own values against primary source evidence to decide which side they would have joined in 1776.
1-Page Informational Reading Passage: Introduces Patriot and Loyalist ideologies in accessible middle school language.
Primary Source Quote Sorting Worksheet: Features historical quotes for student analysis and classification.
Text-Dependent Comprehension Questions: Scaffolds close reading and evidence collection.
2 Complete Teacher Answer Keys: Includes direct quotes, quote identification keys, and exemplar student answers.
Digital Google Drive Version: Pre-formatted with text boxes for paperless classrooms.
Primary Source Analysis: Evaluating authentic 18th-century quotes for author purpose, perspective, and bias.
Comparative Political Analysis: Contrasting colonial arguments for independence against loyalty to the British Crown.
Evidence-Based Claims: Justifying historical classifications using direct textual evidence.
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