WHAT DOES IT MEAN “TO BE LOYAL” ?

British North America

Four of the British colonies in North America after the United States became independent:

What are the four colonies…?

British North America

1)Quebec2)Nova Scotia3)Prince Edward Island4)New Brunswick

13 Colonies aka United States Total Population

was 2.5 million ppl 15% did not

support the American revolution.

(375,000 people did not agree with the revolution).

Opposed to Revolu-tion13 Colonies

•100,000 left the States•50,000 went to British North America

Loyalists

A variety of different people… they had little in common except?

Opposed to the revolution

Loyalists

Merchants (store owners) & farmers

Abandoned their property in the Thirteen colonies

Loyalists

Small landowners, former British soldiers & people hoping for religious tolerance Had little possessions Hoped to become rich in

British North America

Loyalists

Indentured Servants Under contract to work for a

family for a number of years before becoming free people

Loyalists

Black Slaves Accompanied their Loyalist owners

Loyalists

Escaped Black Slaves Used the

migration as a way of escaping from their owners and becoming free people

SACRIFICE

Many loyalists sacrificed their entire way of life to move to British North America Read pg 91 (Italics)

Honour

The sacrifice of the loyalists was acknowledged Received assistance from the crown Sir Guy Carleton (Governor of

Quebec 1789) issued an order to honour the Loyalists

What does this Mean?

Susan McKnickel U.E

The Unity of Empire Descendants of Loyalists may put the

letters U.E after their names to show the important contribution of their family