Chinese Immigrants and Black Loyalists Immigrants to Canada

Black Loyalists had an opportunity to change their lives after the American Revolution resulting in the following except one.

• They were promised land

• Freedom from slavery

• 500, 000 Black Loyalists headed north.

• About half of the Black Loyalists settled near Shelburne, Nova Scotia

• They experience discrimination and violence in Nova Scotia because they were black.

Between 1880 and 1885, about 15, 000 workers came from China to work on the (a)   in British Columbia.

Why did people leave their country and choose Canada as their home?

• They where fleeing danger because of their Political beliefs

• To escape War

• Canada was appealing as they did not have to give up their culture or traditions

• All of the above

What was the reason the Chinese (China) immigrated to Canada?

• Farm land for food

• Freedom from Political restraints

• For work on the railway

• Famine

Why did the Black Loyalists immigrate to Canada?

• Freedom and promise of land

• To work on the Railway

• War in their home land

• Soldiers forced them to come

For most immigrants, which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?

• Famine
• Poverty 
• War
• Weather

Did both Black Loyalist and Chinese Immigrants faced discrimation when they arrived to Canada because of how they look?

• Yes

• No

The Black Loyalists migrated from _______ to mostly the Atlantic provinces in the 1700s.

• China

• United States of Emirates

• United States of America

• United Provinces in Canda

Black Loyalists fought on the side of _________ in the American Revolution and were given special papers to be freed from slavery and a promise of land in Canada.

• America

• Britain

• Canada

• South Africa

Many jobs were available in British Columbia in 1800s because of the

_____ _____.

• Good climate

• Gold Rush

• Olympics Games

• Big dreams