Black History Timeline

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Across
  1. 7. In 1850, 60,000 free Black Americans come to live in Western Canada after the _ Slave Act is passed.
  2. 8. 1st recorded slave purchased in 1628 in New France
  3. 9. In 1831, the _ Railroad begins
  4. 10. The first wave of enslaved Black people arrived here in the 1600's
  5. 11. The first name of the brave woman who lived in St Catherines, Ont for ten years.
  6. 12. Mathieu Da Costa could speak many languages. This gave him the opportunity to be a _
Down
  1. 1. In 1834, The Slavery _ Act becomes law in most of Britain's colonies.
  2. 2. In 1812, Richard Pierpoint was a _ _ in Upper Canada.
  3. 3. In 1897, the gold rush brought Black men and women to this place.
  4. 4. In 1861, when the American Civil War broke out, many Black Canadians joined the northern _ army.
  5. 5. In 1783, many Black people come to Nova Scotia after being promised _
  6. 6. In 1814, 2,000 Black American war _ settle in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick after the war of 1812.