3.8 United Empire Loyalists

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

A free-trade colony

A diamond mine

A British colony for freed slaves

A gold mine

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

True

False

#3. Who were the Loyalists?

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

French Catholics 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

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

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

Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I.

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Quebec and P.E.I.

Ontario and Quebec

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

Joseph Brant

Sir Guy Carleton

Marquis de Montcalm

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)

Arabs

British

Aboriginals

#7. 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

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

13

20

18

15

#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

There was no land for them to settle down

They did not want to become Protestants

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

1795

1792

1692

1695

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

Around 3000

Around 1000

None

Around 5000

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

False

True

#13. When was the US formed?

1676

1776

1792

1867

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

False

True

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

More than 10,000

More than 40,000

More than 20,000

More than 100,000

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

True

False

Results

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

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

#3. Who were the Loyalists?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#13. When was the US formed?

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

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

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