3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

They did not want to become Protestants

They were given poor land in Nova Scotia to settle down

There was no land for them to settle down

The climate was too harsh for them to settle down

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

True

False

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

1795

1695

1692

1792

#6. 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.

#7. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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

Johannesburg, South Africa

Freedom town, Ghana

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Jamestown, Sierra Leone

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

Select all that apply:

Arabs

British

Europeans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian)

Aboriginals

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

Around 3000

None

Around 1000

Around 5000

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

A diamond mine

A British colony for freed slaves

A free-trade colony

A gold mine

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

True

False

#13. When was the US formed?

1776

1792

1867

1676

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

13

20

18

15

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

More than 40,000

More than 20,000

More than 100,000

More than 10,000

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

Joseph Brant

Marquis de Montcalm

Sir Guy Carleton

James Wolfe

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

#7. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

#13. When was the US formed?

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

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

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