Loyalists
  • Loyalist and post-loyalist immigration into Canada from the United States (from around 1783-1812) established and strengthened some of the earliest linkages between Canada and the US.
  • The term 'Loyalist' means an American colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown, many of which served alongside Britain in the American Revolution.
  • During this time, tens of thousands of Loyalists moved to the Canadian Maritime provinces, and some fled to what is now known as Quebec and Ontario.
  • Some argue the forming of Canada's nationhood emerged from the American Revolution and the subsequent exodus of Loyalist Americans to Canada.
  • This publication by Library and Archives Canada contains several sources relating to the United Empire Loyalists who settled in Canada following the American Revolution.
Citation

Canada. Library and Archives Canada. Loyalists. 2020. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/loyalists/Pages/introduction.aspx

Further Readings

For more information on Loyalists in Canada: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loyalists#:~:text=Tens%20of%20thousands%20of%20Loyalists,entry%20about%20Loyalists%20in%20Canada.

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