3.8 United Empire Loyalists

#1. Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada?

Marquis de Montcalm

Sir Guy Carleton

Joseph Brant

James Wolfe

#2. Who were the Loyalists?

French Protestants loyal to the British Crown during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

People loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution for Independence

French Catholics loyal to the British Crown during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

People loyal to 13 American colonies that led the American Revolution for Independence

#3. When was Freetown established in Sierra Leone (West Africa)?

1695

1795

1692

1792

#4. Where did the Loyalists fleeing oppression of the American Revolution settle in Canada?

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

Ontario and Quebec

Quebec and P.E.I.

#5. How many Loyalists fled oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Canada?

More than 20,000

More than 10,000

More than 100,000

More than 40,000

#6. The Loyalists came from multiple origins – Dutch, German, British, Scandinavian, Aboriginal and others.

False

True

#7. What was Freetown, Sierra Leone established as?

A diamond mine

A free-trade colony

A British colony for freed slaves

A gold mine

#8. Which British colony for freed slaves was established in West Africa by black Loyalist Nova Scotians who moved on from Canada?

Jamestown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freedom town, Ghana

Johannesburg, South Africa

#9. The Loyalists who migrated to Canada during the American Revolution included people of multiple origins, including:

Select all that apply:

Arabs

British

Aboriginals

Europeans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian)

#10. When was the US formed?

1776

1676

1792

1867

#11. The United Empire Loyalists were all of British origin.

True

False

#12. How many British Colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence from Britain to form the United States?

15

20

13

18

#13. How many Black Loyalists (freedmen and slaves) came to Canada after the American Revolution?

Around 3000

Around 5000

None

Around 1000

#14. The Loyalists were a diverse group of people, both ethnically and religiously.

True

False

#15. Why did some black Loyalists who came to Nova Scotia then move away to West Africa?

They did not want to become Protestants

The climate was too harsh for them to settle down

They were given poor land in Nova Scotia to settle down

There was no land for them to settle down

#16. The Loyalists came from diverse religious backgrounds, including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Jewish, Quaker, and Catholics.

False

True

Results

#1. Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada?

#2. Who were the Loyalists?

#3. When was Freetown established in Sierra Leone (West Africa)?

#4. Where did the Loyalists fleeing oppression of the American Revolution settle in Canada?

#5. How many Loyalists fled oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Canada?

#6. The Loyalists came from multiple origins – Dutch, German, British, Scandinavian, Aboriginal and others.

#7. What was Freetown, Sierra Leone established as?

#8. Which British colony for freed slaves was established in West Africa by black Loyalist Nova Scotians who moved on from Canada?

#9. The Loyalists who migrated to Canada during the American Revolution included people of multiple origins, including:

#10. When was the US formed?

#11. The United Empire Loyalists were all of British origin.

#12. How many British Colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence from Britain to form the United States?

#13. How many Black Loyalists (freedmen and slaves) came to Canada after the American Revolution?

#14. The Loyalists were a diverse group of people, both ethnically and religiously.

#15. Why did some black Loyalists who came to Nova Scotia then move away to West Africa?

#16. The Loyalists came from diverse religious backgrounds, including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Jewish, Quaker, and Catholics.