5.+The+Loyalists

Loyalists were Americans who supported the King of England, during the American Revolution. The loyalists were made up of men, and, children, who were clerks, lawyers, labors, soldiers and even people who didn't know how to read and write. The loyalists were people from Britain, people from the 13 colonies, French Huguenots, First Nations, Germany, Holland, and Scotland.
 * __Who were the Loyalists?__ [[image:http://atlanticportal.hil.unb.ca/acva/blackloyalists/en/context/gallery/images/zoom/sandham.jpg width="327" height="417" align="right" caption="Ariving in upper Canada"]]**

This occurred when the war between France and Britain came to an end, when the British decided to tax the 13 colonies for imported glass, lead, paint, paper, dice and tea. The colonies were unhappy about this and they demanded the right to rule themselves, England took away there right to rule, thus the American revolution started. Many people were opposed to the taxes but didn't think that war was necessary, because they were loyal to the king of England.
 * __Why did this occur?__**

In 1763, when the American Revolution started, the loyalists left the 13 colonies to come to Canada in their support of the British king. They mainly settled in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, etc. where land can be granted to them. The loyalists settled throughout Canada.
 * __When Did This Happen?__ __Where did this occur?__**

This was a big impact in history,because of this, North America is now separated into two different countries: Canada and The United States. If this didn't happen then there probably wouldn't be Canada or the United States.
 * __What impact does it have on Canada today?__**

REFERENCES: Aitken, Bob, et al. //Their Story, Our History: Canada's Early Years.// Canada: Thomson Duval, 2006. [] [], [] ​