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roamer65

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13. Southern Ontario was largely settled by loyalists from the 13 colonies.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2019, 05:00 PM

Sep 2019

As high as 1/3 of the former colonies population was loyalist.

The Bahamas and Canada were two big destinations, Canada being the most popular.

Migration out of the United States by loyalists continued well into the 1790’s. For those who swore loyalty to the King, free land awaited in them in Ontario.

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