Loyalists - Grade 7

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who supported Great Britain during the revolutionary war

• They were mostly made up of black slaves

• By giving them a land grant in Southern Ontario

• All walks of life

Who were the Black Loyalists?

• Colonists who supported Great Britain during the revolutionary war

• They were mostly made up of black slaves

• By giving them a land grant in Southern Ontario

• All walks of life

How did the British reward the First Nations Loyalists?

• Colonists who supported Great Britain during the revolutionary war

• They were mostly made up of black slaves

• By giving them a land grant in Southern Ontario

• All walks of life

What type of people migrated to Nova Scotia?

• Colonists who supported Great Britain during the revolutionary war

• They were mostly made up of black slaves

• By giving them a land grant in Southern Ontario

• All walks of life

Why did the American Loyalists migrate to Nova Scotia?

• they were bored

• they wanted to eat lobster

• They didn't feel safe and welcomed by the Patriots

• More than 30,000

How many Loyalists migrated to Nova Scotia?

• about 100,000

• less than 30,000

• 3,000

• more than 30,000

Why were the loyalists not happy with the British government?

• they had to live in tents

• not satisfied with the support

• no representation in the assembly

• all of the above

This many black loyalists actually received land

• about 1/2

• about 1/3

• 30,000

• all of them

Why did the British government create New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island?

• To make more land for the new Loyalists to settle

• They wanted to leave Nova Scotia

• New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island had houses

What kind of hardships did the loyalists face?

• starvation due to crop failure

• severe winters

• lack of help from the British

• all of the above