Black Loyalists were people of African descent who sided with the Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. In particular, the term refers to men...
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Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as...
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United Empire Loyalist (UEL; or simply Loyalist) is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec and Governor...
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Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King's Men. George...
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were resettled in Nova Scotia after the war, where they were known as Black Loyalists. There was also the forced migration of the Jamaican Maroons in 1796...
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Canada that their slaves would remain their property. However more black Loyalists were free, having been given their freedom from slavery by fighting...
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with the highest percentage of Black people, with 69.4%; it was a settlement where the Crown provided land to Black Loyalists after the American Revolution...
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Ulster loyalism (redirect from Loyalist paramilitaries)
working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland (and formerly all...
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Sierra Leone (section Resettlement of Black Loyalists)
Revolutionary War were resettled in Sierra Leone, forming a community named Black Loyalists. This resettlement scheme was partly motivated by social issues in...
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which promised freedom to enslaved people, as Black Loyalists. Around 9,000 African Americans became Black Patriots. As between 220,000 and 250,000 soldiers...
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