Black Canadians

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/black-canadians

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the demographic significance?Represent the third-largest visible minority group in Canada, contributing to national diversity
2. Who were the Black Loyalists and why did they move to Canada?They were African Americans who helped the British during the American Revolutionary War. The British Crown gave them land and freedom in Canada, especially in Nova Scotia.
3. How did the Underground Railroad help Black Canadians?It allowed many enslaved African Americans to escape to Canada, seeking freedom and safety from slavery.

Underground Railroad: A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
Socio-economic: Relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.
Acculturation: The process of cultural change and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures.