Let's Be Honest: Patriot or Loyalist?

After learning about the risks and the extreme, and sometimes violent, actions the Patriots took against their mother country, do you honestly feel you would have joined their cause?  OR would have rather been a LOYALIST, benefiting from the rewards of the crown and enjoying good food and fancy parties?  EXPLAIN!!

2nd Marking Period-King George III

After learning about King George III of England, what do you think he (or his ministers) could have done differently to prevent the outbreak of war in the colonies?  Use facts from text/articles to support your opinion! (Last name, first initial and class period only)