BLACK LOYALISTS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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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?