3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

False

True

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

18

15

20

13

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

Joseph Brant

Sir Guy Carleton

Marquis de Montcalm

James Wolfe

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

Jamestown, Sierra Leone

Johannesburg, South Africa

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freedom town, Ghana

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

A British colony for freed slaves

A free-trade colony

A diamond mine

A gold mine

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

Arabs

Aboriginals

British

Europeans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian)

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

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Ontario and Quebec

Quebec and P.E.I.

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

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

The climate was too harsh for them to settle down

They were given poor land in Nova Scotia to settle down

They did not want to become Protestants

There was no land for them to settle down

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

False

True

#11. When was the US formed?

1792

1676

1867

1776

#12. 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

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

True

False

#14. 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

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

1695

1792

1692

1795

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

Around 1000

None

Around 5000

Around 3000

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#11. When was the US formed?

#12. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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