"If you were an American colonist in 1776, would you have been a loyalist or a patriot and why?"
Before making your choice, make sure you understand what the word "patriot" meant at the time. It meant someone who was openly against the established government. Also make sure you know why at least one-third of the colonists remained loyal to the British Crown and left the colonies after the Americans won the war or were forced out and their land and possessions taken.
Try to put yourself back in the time period and think how you might have reacted to the rebellion.
Before making your choice, make sure you understand what the word "patriot" meant at the time. It meant someone who was openly against the established government. Also make sure you know why at least one-third of the colonists remained loyal to the British Crown and left the colonies after the Americans won the war or were forced out and their land and possessions taken.
Try to put yourself back in the time period and think how you might have reacted to the rebellion.