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 _____________ 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