Comparing Patriots and Loyalists

Using a T-Chart to compare and contrast two opposing sides or viewpoints is a useful tool to enhance students' understanding. Going further and including visuals helps students to better understand and remember the details of the opposing perspectives. In this activity, students will create a t-chart that compares and contrasts the viewpoints of the Patriots and Loyalists.

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Getting Started

When learning about the American Revolution, students may need teachers to provide a variety of resources. The use of diverse resources such as primary sources, videos, readings from textbooks, encyclopedias and literature can be helpful for students to gain an accurate and complete picture of the time period. Students can use graphic organizers with columns to write notes about the Loyalists and the Patriots differing viewpoints, logic, rationale, and perspectives as well as famous or notable people for each category.

Additional Ideas

A worthwhile extension is for students to use these as a guide to hold their own Patriots v. Loyalists classroom debate. Students can be divided into two equal groups. They can have time in advance to share and discuss their arguments. Students can then take turns speaking and voicing their arguments during the debate. The side with the most original arguments wins!