Which statement best describes the composition change in the Bahamas due to Loyalists?

Which statement best describes the composition change in the Bahamas due to Loyalists?

• A. The population remained unchanged
• B. Blacks out numbered the whites
• C. Whites out numbered the Blacks
• D. The population became entirely enslaved

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how Loyalist migration to the Bahamas changed who lived there. After the American Revolution, many Loyalists moved to the Bahamas and brought enslaved Africans with them to work on plantations. This influx dramatically increased the enslaved Black population, so Blacks eventually outnumbered whites. The other options don’t fit because the population did not stay the same, whites did not outnumber Blacks, and the population was not entirely enslaved—there were still free people, including whites, living in the Bahamas.

The idea being tested is how Loyalist migration to the Bahamas changed who lived there. After the American Revolution, many Loyalists moved to the Bahamas and brought enslaved Africans with them to work on plantations. This influx dramatically increased the enslaved Black population, so Blacks eventually outnumbered whites. The other options don’t fit because the population did not stay the same, whites did not outnumber Blacks, and the population was not entirely enslaved—there were still free people, including whites, living in the Bahamas.