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Question

1. Norton points to a contrast in how the British government awarded compensation and pension to black loyalists vis-a-vis white loyalists who arrived in England as refugees. Which of the following is not among the evidence used to support her arguments on a comparative rate of disparity in compensation received across the two groups?

A. The highest rate of payment received by a black loyalist applicant was £20 while white loyalists were compensated with grants that rarely fell below £25.

B. While few white loyalists were denied pension and property compensation, more than half the black loyalist applications were rejected.

C. All options

D. While most white loyalists received house grants and assistantships, most black loyalists did not and became part of the 'London poor.'

2. Enslaved women tended to represent a much smaller number among the records of fugitive slavery. The decisive factor for this is childbearing/raising.

True

False

3. According to Mary Beth Norton, the emergence of a black loyalist diaspora is rooted in the primary intellectual paradox of the American revolution. Which of the following best describe the meaning of this paradox?

A. That slave-holding colonists accepted racial inequalities in the North but fought to end slavery in the South

B. That slave-holding colonists accepted racial inequalities yet fought vehemently against an idea that they were 'enslaved' by Britain

C. That non-slave-holding colonists accepted racial inequalities in the North but fought to end slavery in the South

D. That slave-holding colonists rejected racial inequalities but supported British control over the North American colonies

4. The first major wave of African American migration from the United States to Canada (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick especially) came in the form of loyalist refugees from the revolution. What event prompted the second, and somewhat final, major migration of African Americans from the US to Canada?

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5. Most Black Loyalists who left the United States at the end of the American Revolution chose to settle in the United Kingdom

True

False

6. As Mia Bay tells us, Sally Hemings grew up in a culture where kinship ties were revered and that while many would have bore the children of white slave-holders, most enslaved women were single mothers. For this reason, they relied heavily on each other. What is the term coined by Deborah Gray White and used to explain these enduring relationships formed by enslaved women?