3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

False

True

#2. 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

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

1792

1692

1795

1695

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

False

True

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

They were given poor land in Nova Scotia to settle down

They did not want to become Protestants

The climate was too harsh for them to settle down

There was no land for them to settle down

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

More than 20,000

More than 100,000

More than 10,000

More than 40,000

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

18

20

15

13

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

Sir Guy Carleton

Marquis de Montcalm

James Wolfe

Joseph Brant

#9. When was the US formed?

1867

1792

1676

1776

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

A diamond mine

A free-trade colony

A British colony for freed slaves

A gold mine

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

Around 5000

Around 3000

None

Around 1000

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

Select all that apply:

British

Aboriginals

Arabs

Europeans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian)

#13. Who were the Loyalists?

French Catholics 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 Protestants 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

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Quebec and P.E.I.

Ontario and Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#9. When was the US formed?

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

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

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

#13. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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