The Loyalists

Who are the Loyalists?• People from the 13

colonies that remained LOYAL to England

• Refused independence they did not want to live in the United States

Loyalists arrive in New Brunswick

The LoyalistsHow many Loyalists are there?

• 100 000 leave USA in 15 years– 30 000 to England– 30 000 to Caribbean– 40 000 in the British

Colonies North of USA• Newfoundland• P.E.I.• Acadia (Nova Scotia / N.B.)• Province of Québec

Loyalists arrive at the Baie of Quinte

The Loyalists

Why are the Loyalists moving to the Province of Quebec?

• They are considered to be traitors by the American and suffered bad treatment

• Some loyalists wanted to start businesses in the Province of Quebec

Loyalists arrive along the Great Lakes

Arrival of the Loyalists after the American Revolution

United States

English Territory

Loyalist Settlements

Legend

Hudson Bay

Ruperts Land

The Loyalists

Where do the Loyalists go in the Province of Quebec?• Montreal• Eastern Townships• West of the Ottawa

River• Along the Great Lakes

(Ontario, Erie, Huron)

The Loyalists

What do the Loyalists complain about in the Province of Quebec?

• Living in a French territory Law, language, religion….

• You cannot vote for the people in the government not fair, not democratic!

The Loyalists

What do the Loyalists want when they arrive in the Province of Quebec?

• To live in a territory that is English with English laws and rules!

• To be able to vote for the people in the government!

The Loyalists

• There are now more English speaking people in the Province of Quebec• They want to change the laws and

possibly what the territory looks like• The British government eventually

agrees to the change

The Constitutional Act - 1791

• In 1791 the British government creates the Constitutional Act• The Province of Quebec get divided

into 2 parts• The parts are called Upper Canada

and Lower Canada

Constitutional Act -1791

Before 1791 After 1791

The Constitutional Act - 1791

• Upper Canada is the area where most of the Loyalists moved Along the Great Lakes• The people who live there are mostly

English and Protestant

The Constitutional Act - 1791

• Lower Canada is the area where most of the French Canadians live Close to the St. Lawrence River• The people who live there are mostly

French and Catholic• There are English people in Montreal,

Quebec City and the Eastern Townships