Politics
The Thirteen Colonies
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What was the US before it broke away?
Patriots
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Who were the people who wanted the Thirteen Colonies to be free from Britain's rule?
What did the Patriots do to people who were loyal to the British Crown?
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Burned down their houses and dumped hot tar on them.
Most of the Loyalists died in Nova Scotia due to starvation.
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TRUE
Revolution
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A rapid, often violent change in a system of government.
George Washington
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First president of the United States, became president in 1789 with a simple ceremony.
Canadiens
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Resisted the Americans during the War of 1812.
What caused the American Revolution? (BE SPECIFIC)
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Britain was in debt because of the Seven Year's War, but they wanted to put troops in the Thirteen Colonies. So they increased taxes in the Thirteen Colonies to pay for them. This angered the colonists.
Haudenosaunee person fighting for the rights to their land and people.
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Thayendanegea
Tarring and Feathering
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A type of torture in which hot tar is dumped on someone and then feathers are also dumped on them.
When did we burn down the Presidential Mansion?
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We burned it in 1814.
(It burned, burned, burned! And we're the ones that did it!)
United Empire Loyalists
(Phrase your answer as a question)What was the full name of the Loyalists?
How long was the American Revolution?
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1776 to 1783
Hannah Ingraham
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Her family came to Nova Scotia during the American War of Independence. They decided to start over at St. Anne's.
Refugee
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A person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country.
Loyalists petitioned the British government for British laws as that is what they are used to. This concerned the Canadiens. What about their rights under the Quebec Act?
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Why were the Canadiens worried about the Loyalists in Quebec?
Britain
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Was declared war on twice by America
No taxation without representation
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What was the slogan that the colonists used to protest the taxes from Britain?
David George
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Who was the person who left for Sierra Leone after facing violent racism?
Petition
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To ask for something in a formal way.
Tecumseh was not a leader of the Osages First nation, but a leader of the Haudenosaunee.
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FALSE
He was a leader of the SHAWNEE, not the HAUDENOSAUNEE.
Britain reasoned and negotiated with most, but the Mi'kmaq were not included.
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What were the impacts on the First Nations during the Loyalist Migration?
American Revolution and American War of Independence
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What were the names for the war in which the United States broke away?
Hans Winger
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A Mennonite that refused to take sides and migrated north to near what is now Waterloo and Markham. He was not a Loyalist.
Genealogist
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Someone who researches family trees.