3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

False

True

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

A British colony for freed slaves

A free-trade colony

A gold mine

A diamond mine

#3. 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 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

#4. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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

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

Marquis de Montcalm

Sir Guy Carleton

Joseph Brant

James Wolfe

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

Select all that apply:

Europeans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian)

Aboriginals

British

Arabs

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

More than 10,000

More than 20,000

More than 40,000

More than 100,000

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

Freedom town, Ghana

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Jamestown, Sierra Leone

Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Ontario and Quebec

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Quebec and P.E.I.

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

#10. When was the US formed?

1867

1792

1676

1776

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

1792

1795

1692

1695

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

True

False

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

Around 1000

None

Around 5000

Around 3000

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

18

13

20

15

Results

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

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

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

#4. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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

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

#10. When was the US formed?

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

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

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

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

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

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