The war and the loyalists (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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% of American colonists who were loyalists
% of American colonists who were loyalists
20%
No. of loyalists who fought for Britain
No. of loyalists who fought for Britain
19,000
Treatment of loyalists after rebels won
Treatment of loyalists after rebels won
Persecution, property theft, mob attacks
Total loyalist compensation claims to British govt
Total loyalist compensation claims to British govt
Over £10 million
Actual compensation paid to loyalists
Actual compensation paid to loyalists
£3 million
No. of formerly enslaved people among loyalist refugees
No. of formerly enslaved people among loyalist refugees
10,000
Main destination for loyalist resettlement
Main destination for loyalist resettlement
British North America (Canada)
When first loyalists departed New York
When first loyalists departed New York
April 1783
Loyalists in Nova Scotia by end of 1783
Loyalists in Nova Scotia by end of 1783
30,000
Why Nova Scotia suitable for loyalist settlement
Why Nova Scotia suitable for loyalist settlement
Fertile land and English-speaking population
Acres of Nova Scotia land set aside for loyalists
Acres of Nova Scotia land set aside for loyalists
1.2 million acres
Year New Brunswick created
Year New Brunswick created
1784
Year Quebec was split
Year Quebec was split
1791
What Quebec split into in 1791
What Quebec split into in 1791
Upper Canada and Lower Canada
Population of Birchtown, Nova Scotia by early 1784
Population of Birchtown, Nova Scotia by early 1784
About 15,000 free Black loyalists