3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

False

True

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

1695

1792

1795

1692

#3. 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

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

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Johannesburg, South Africa

Freedom town, Ghana

Jamestown, Sierra Leone

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

Around 5000

Around 3000

Around 1000

None

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

True

False

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

Joseph Brant

James Wolfe

Sir Guy Carleton

Marquis de Montcalm

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

A British colony for freed slaves

A diamond mine

A free-trade colony

A gold mine

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

15

13

18

20

#10. 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

There was no land for them to settle down

They were given poor land in Nova Scotia to settle down

They did not want to become Protestants

#11. 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)

British

Aboriginals

Arabs

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

False

True

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

Quebec and P.E.I.

Ontario and Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

Nova Scotia and Quebec

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

True

False

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

More than 100,000

More than 10,000

More than 40,000

More than 20,000

#16. When was the US formed?

1792

1867

1676

1776

Results

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

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

#3. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#16. When was the US formed?