life in Canada for loyalists after the revolutionary war
What was one of the primary jobs?
Chopping wood, hunting or farming
who are the loyalists enemies
the patriots
Why did they flee to Canad?
They were being harassed in the US after the revolutionary war
who are the loyalists
American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution
What were their struggles?
Conflict with the indigenous, shortage of supplies, and isolation from other settlements
where was the largest free black settlement located
Nova Scotia was the largest settlement, as its peak in the 1780s, it housed between 1,500 and 2,000 people, making its the largest community and free black people in the world outside of Africa at that time.
name 2 types of loalists
haudenosaunee loyalists , black loyalists
True or false? The loyalists settled in Canada in 1716
False, they settled in 1783
what was the incentive effect by the british to enslaved people for joining their side
the british specially through lord dunmores proclamation of 1775, promised freedom to any enslaved who fled their patriot masters and fought for the crown
what were some of the challenges did the loyalists face
property confiscation, political persecution (banishment, threats, restrictions on work), forced migration to harsh new land difficult resettlement with low supplies, discrimination ( ex Black Loyalists)
what were the primary economic causes that led the american colonists to against british rules
The primary economic causes that led American colonists to rebel against British rule were rooted in the,shift from a policy of "salutary neglect" to strict enforcement of mercantilism, which limited economic growth, combined with direct taxation without representation to pay for British war debts. Following the costly Seven Years' War (1754–1763), Britain sought to maximize profit from its colonies, causing severe friction over trade restrictions and new financial levies.
who were the haudenosanee loyalists
haudenosanee loyalists were people who sided with british during the american revolution war