CHAPTER VII

Life of the Colored Refugees in Canada Slavery question in Canada 190 Flight of slaves to Canada 192 Refugees representative of the slave class 195 [xviii]Misinformation about Canada among slaves 197 Hardships borne by Canadian refugees 198 Efforts toward immediate relief for fugitives 199 Attitude of the Canadian government 201 Conditions favorable to their settlement in Canada 203 Sparseness of population 203 Uncleared lands 204 Encouragement of agricultural colonies among refugees 205 Dawn Settlement 205 Elgin Settlement 207 Refugees' Home Settlement 209 Alleged disadvantages of the colonies 211 Their advantages 212 Refugee settlers in Canadian towns 217 Census of Canadian refugees 220 Occupations of Canadian refugees 223 Progress made by Canadian refugees 224 Domestic life of the refugees 227 School privileges 228 Organizations for self-improvement 230 Churches 231 Rescue of friends from slavery 231 Ownership of property 232 Rights of citizenship 233 Character as citizens 233