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    What were the political refugees who fled the United States for Canada after the 1776 revolution called?

    Question #12251. Asked by marie. (Jun 02 01 8:23 PM)


    Brainy Blonde

    		Brainy Blonde says:

    The British Imperial Loyalists left the US for Canada.

    Sun Jun 03 03:38:53 CDT 2001
    (Edited content - McG)

    Apr 07 03, 5:54 PM
    gtho4

    		Loyalists
    and/or United Empire Loyalists

    Loyalists were those colonials who remained loyal to the English crown during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, their land and property were confiscated by the new republic's government and they fled to Canada or returned to England.

    Some loyalists later made legal claims for compensation for the lost land and property in the States or made claims for land in Canada. Some records of such claims can be found at the New York Public Library and at the Public Record Office in London, England.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/loyal.htm

    After the American Revolution in 1776, United Empire Loyalists fled to Canada to maintain their loyalty to Britain. These were Canada's first refugees.
    http://www.fulfordacademy.com/Our_History_-10520.html">www.fulfordacademy.com

    Jan 28 05, 7:56 AM

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