6.+Where+Did+the+Loyalists+Settle?

. Half of the Loyalists settled in Canada. In Canada 7,500 settled in what is now Ontario. 35,000 Loyalists settled in the Maritimes. The settlement of the more inaccessible lands north and west of Lake Ontario and along the north shore of the upper St Lawrence River proceded somewhat more slowly and about 5,000 loyalists moved here. About 80% who moved to Quebec settled in the area east of the bay Quinte.
 * Where did this occur? **

**Why did this occur?** In America the Loyalists were treated poorly and brought down to poverty so their only choice of survival was to immigrate to Canada.



What impact did this have on people today? ** The Loyalists immigration made a large impact on Canada. It split the division in 1791 of the British Province of Quebec into upper Canada and lower Canada under the constitutional act. Without the loyalists coming to Canada we would be speaking mostly French.

It involved many loyalists who migrated from America and scattered all around Canada.
 * Who did this involve?**



What happened? ** Near 100,000 Loyalists fled from the newly created United States.

References:Information taken from - [] [] Aitken, Bob, et al. **// Their Stories, Our History: Canada's Early Years //**, Thomson Duval, 2006. Print. Pictures taken from: [] []