🍁 Chapter 2: Who We Are
Who were the black Loyalists?
Correct answer: Escaped slaves and freed people of African origin who fled to Canada in the 1780s
A French-speaking settlers deported from Acadia
B African students who arrived after the 1970s
✓ Escaped slaves and freed people of African origin who fled to Canada in the 1780s
D Caribbean workers recruited to build the railway
💡 Explanation
The black Loyalists were people of African descent — some who had escaped slavery, some already free — who came north from America in the 1780s, decades before slavery ended there in 1863.
Key facts to remember
- Marjorie Turner-Bailey, Nova Scotia Olympian, descends from black Loyalists
- Black Loyalists included escaped and freed people of African descent
- They fled from America to Canada in the 1780s
- Slavery stayed lawful in America until 1863
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 2.4.6 Black Canadians and the Loyalist Legacy:
Marjorie Turner-Bailey, an Olympic athlete from Nova Scotia, descends from the black Loyalists. They were people of African origin — some had escaped slavery, others were already free men and women. In the 1780s they fled America and came to Canada. In the United States, slavery stayed lawful until 1863. Their arrival is part of the record of how people of African origin helped to shape Canada, and Nova Scotia in particular.
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