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 * Loyalists- colonists the sided with the British in the American Revolution || [|]
 * Loyalists- colonists the sided with the British in the American Revolution || [|]
 * Patriots- American colonists who fought for Independence from Britian during the Revolutionary War || [|]
 * The colonists who rebeled were also called patriots.

New England Patriots: 8-0!!! || [|] || ||
 * The soliders that fought against the colonist were also called lobster-backs. || [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/173698841_01d196f180_m.jpg width="193" height="105" caption="Lobster" link="http://www.flickr.com/photos/medialoog/173698841/"]] ||
 * Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams. He attended the first continental congress in 1774, he wasn't allowed to return home, except for short visits. She took control of the business affairs, and the family farm. She was known as the greatest letter writer of all time. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Abigail_Adams.jpg/200px-Abigail_Adams.jpg width="159" height="179" caption="Abigail Adams as a 22-year old wife and mother, c.1766" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Abigail_Adams.jpg"]] ||
 * Some people chose to stay neutral, or they didn't choose sides in the war. [it really didn't matter to them who won the war] || [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/24250280_c46b370086_m.jpg width="138" height="150" caption="american revolution 07-07-05" link="http://www.flickr.com/photos/princes_milady/24250280/"]] ||
 * Samuel Curwen was a successful merchant that stayed away from public affairs that didn't effect him and his business. He believed that British rule was the best way to keep the peace in the colonies. He was a loyalist. || [[image:http://www.learnersportal.com/blprint_files/blprint.jpg width="200" height="137"]] ||
 * The patriots rebelled against the British during the Revolutionary War. They dumped the tea of the British ships into the harbor, causing the Boston Tea Party. || [[image:http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/t/tenga_d/finalproject/teaparty.jpg width="188" height="169" caption="Picture of the Boston Tea Party"]] ||
 * Say you lived in the times of the Revolutionary War, which side would you choose? Would you be a rebel and try to fight for freedom from taxes? Or would you stay loyal to the king? How about staying nuetral and letting everyone else battle? || [|]
 * ===John Dickinson refused to sign the Deceleration of Independence===
 * ===Those who rebelled became known as patriots===
 * ===Those who remained loyal to the king became know as loyalists===
 * ===More then 50,000 loyalists fled from the colonies during the revolution, most went to Canada===
 * ===Samuel Curwen of Salem, Massachusetts was a successful merchant that stayed away from public affairs that didn't effect him & his business===
 * ===Believed British rule was the best to way to keep peace & posterity in the colonies===
 * ===He was a loyalist===
 * ===Fled his home to avoid looks, words and actions of the mad "rabble"===
 * ===Divided allegiances tore apart families and friendship===
 * ===Those who remained loyal to the king became know as loyalists===
 * ===More then 50,000 loyalists fled from the colonies during the revolution, most went to Canada===
 * ===Samuel Curwen of Salem, Massachusetts was a successful merchant that stayed away from public affairs that didn't effect him & his business===
 * ===Believed British rule was the best to way to keep peace & posterity in the colonies===
 * ===He was a loyalist===
 * ===Fled his home to avoid looks, words and actions of the mad "rabble"===
 * ===Divided allegiances tore apart families and friendship===

**Biography-**

 * ===Abigail Adams was born in Massachusetts in 1774===
 * ===educated by her parents===
 * ===taught herself French===
 * ===known as one of the greatest letter writers of all time===
 * ===married John Adams in 1764, and had 5 children===
 * ===John Adams attended the first Continental Congress in 1774- he wasn't allowed to return home except for short visits===
 * ===Abigail took control of all of his business affairs, including the family farm===
 * ===she continued to run most of the businesses after the war ended===
 * ===she died in 1818===
 * ===letters she wrote to her husband, family & friends have served as records for the early American Republic===

//Choose either side: Patriots or loyalists?//
 * patriots-** American colonists who fought for Independence from Britian during the Revolutionary War
 * loyalists-** colonists who sided with Britian in the American Revolution

To be a Patriot: Rebelled against the British control during the American Revolution Boston Tea Party- dumped the tea in the Boston Harbor Sons of Liberty- formed in 1775: most prominent leaders of the Patriots

To be a loyalist: Boston Masacre- disturbances outside the customs house
 * Britsh became angry: shot into the large crowd