Below is Mr. Weisman's Internet Scavenger Hunt. Copy and Paste this into a word document so you can answer the questions. He wants the paper turned in on a hard copy when finished.

Have fun learning!

 

BLACK LOYALISTS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

 

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Click on this link: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/

You will see "Black Loyalists: Our History, Our People", which is the home page. Click on "Begin the Story" on the right and use the index to connect you to various pages. Each page has from one to four questions.
The links are:
Slavery
Rebellion
Escape from Bondage
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
The Philipsburg Proclamation
The Black Pioneers
Returned To Bondage

 

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: LIFE AS A SLAVE (click on: slavery)

1. Where was the Slave Coast?

 

 

 

 

 

2. Why would the slave merchants throw sick slaves overboard?

 

 

 

 

3. What was a "junk slave".

 

 

 

4. About how many slaves were in the American Colonies in the 1770's?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: REBELLION (click on: Rebellion)

1. In the 1770's what percentage of the colonial population were Loyalists?

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. What was Thomas Paine's position on slavery?

 

 

3. Name the free black man that participated in the Boston Massacre.
OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY (click on: Escape From Bondage)

1. Where could escaped slaves find safety and freedom during the American Revolution?

 

 

 

2. What happened to many black Loyalists at the end of the American Revolution?

 

3. Name some dangers run away slaves had to think about.

 

 

 

 

 

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: LORD DUNMORE'S PROCLAMATION (click on: Lord Dunmore's Proclamation)

1. Who was Lord Dunmore?

 

 

 

2. Name the first emancipation of slaves in American history.

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: THE PHILIPSBURG PROCLAMATION (click on: The Philipsburg Proclamation)

1. What event eased the British need for troops during the Revolution?

 

 

 

2. Why did the British encourage the slaves to flee?

 

 

 

 

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: THE BLACK PIONEERS (click on: The Black pioneers)

1. Name the most famous black Loyalist military unit.

 

 

2. Name other black Loyalist units that fought in the American Revolution.

 

 

 

OUR STORY: REVOLUTION: RETURNED TO BONDAGE (click on: Returned to Bondage)

1. What happened to the black Loyalist soldiers after the American Revolution?

 

 

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