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United Empire Loyalist
United Empire Loyalists (or 'Loyalists') is an honorific given in 1789 by Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec and Governor General of British North America, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America during or after the American Revolution. They settled in what was initially Quebec (including the Eastern Townships) and modern-day Ontario, where they received land grants of per person, and in Nova Scotia (including present-day New Brunswick). Their arrival marked the beginning of a predominantly English-speaking population in the future Canada west and east of the Quebec border.
==Origins==
During the American Revolution, a significant proportion of the population of New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, East Florida, West Florida, and other colonies remained loyal to the Crown. Driven out over their sympathies, many Loyalist refugees made the difficult overland trek into Canada after losing their homes, property, and security in the conflict. Others fled to colonies elsewhere in the British Empire.
Following the end of the Revolution and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, both Loyalist soldiers and civilians were evacuated from New York, most heading for Canada
Land in Canada was sometimes allotted according to which Loyalist regiment a man had fought in. Nova Scotia (including modern-day New Brunswick) received about 33,000 Loyalist refugees;〔(Censuses of Canada 1665 to 1871: Upper Canada & Loyalists (1785 to 1797) ). Statcan.gc.ca (2008-10-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-24.〕 Prince Edward Island 2,000; and Quebec (including the Eastern Townships and modern-day Ontario) received some 10,000 refugees. An unknown but substantial number were unable to establish themselves in British North America and eventually returned to the United States. Many in Canada continued to maintain close ties with relatives in the United States, and conducted commerce across the border without much regard to British trade laws.〔Rees, Ronald. ''Land of the Loyalists: Their struggle to shape the Maritimes'', Nimbus, 146 p., 2000, ISBN 1-55109-274-3.〕
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