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Chapter 5 Loyalists in British North America
First Nation Loyalists:
Black Loyalists:
Loyalists and Constitutional Act of 1791
Each colony was to have an elected assembly with the power to raise taxes
Quebec was divided into two separate colonies: Upper Canada and Lower Canada
One seventh of all land in Upper Canada was set aside as Crown reserves, which were sections of land controlled by the lieutenant- Governor
Main Terms of the Constitutional Act of 1791
Lower Canada was allowed to continue it seigniorial System of land ownership
- were former slaves, which were legal in North America
- slaves that owned by rebels were promised freedom if they helped British
- 3000 Black Loyalist came to Nova Scotia
- first goal build shelter but ws not an easy task
- most were forced to work for other settlers and often poor
One seventh of all land in Upper Canada was set aside as clergy reserves, which were section of land controlled by the Anglican Church
- Thayendanegea served with British in Seven years war
- 1776 disguised and traveled to Haudenosaunee territory and convinced them to support Britain
- believed that Britain would honour First Nations rights more then the United States
- Britian ignored the First Nations during peace treaties
- First Nations believed that they did not have to give their land the United States
- Haldimand Land Grant- land six miles on their side of the grand river
Upper Canada was guaranteed the English freehold land system of land ownership. This meant farmers could fully own their own land
What do you think of Thomas Peters and the Sierra Leone Company?
Homework:
- 1. page 135
- page 139- answer question in the box
- Worksheet
- 1. page 147
Main Concepts
Loyalist Challenges
Nova Scotia:
- get land grants, clear it, plant a crop and build their homes
- had few tools little knowledge of the grounds
- winters were a struggle
- British army helped people learn survival skills & provide supplies
- the experiences of the Loyalists when they arrived in Quebec and Nova Scotia
- political change in the british colonies after the American Revolution
- challenges faced by early settlers in British North America
Quebec :
- temporary refugee camps set up at Sorel
- land distributed a lottery system
- faced shortage of food, tools, and clothing British government stopped supporting the people and went through starvation