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*From 1775 to 1783, during the American Revolution, an influx of English Loyalist settlers migrated to Nova Scotia, Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick and Upper Canada (Ontario). The arrival of 10,000 Loyalists at Quebec in 1784, and the swelling numbers of English, encouraged the British to make greater demands for recognition with the colonial government. <br> | *From 1775 to 1783, during the American Revolution, an influx of English Loyalist settlers migrated to Nova Scotia, Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick and Upper Canada (Ontario). The arrival of 10,000 Loyalists at Quebec in 1784, and the swelling numbers of English, encouraged the British to make greater demands for recognition with the colonial government. <br> | ||
*The creation of Upper and Lower Canada in 1791 allowed most Loyalists to live under British laws and institutions, while the French-speaking population of Lower Canada could maintain their familiar French civil law and the Catholic religion. Loyalists were drawn away from Quebec City and Montreal by offering free land on the northern shore of Lake Ontario to anyone willing to swear allegiance to George III. The Loyalists were thus given land grants of 200 acres per person. Basically, this approach was designed with the intent of keeping French and English as far apart as possible. | *The creation of Upper and Lower Canada in 1791 allowed most Loyalists to live under British laws and institutions, while the French-speaking population of Lower Canada could maintain their familiar French civil law and the Catholic religion. Loyalists were drawn away from Quebec City and Montreal by offering free land on the northern shore of Lake Ontario to anyone willing to swear allegiance to George III. The Loyalists were thus given land grants of 200 acres per person. Basically, this approach was designed with the intent of keeping French and English as far apart as possible. | ||
==First Nations (Indians)== | |||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/first-nations/Pages/introduction.aspx '''First Nations Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Quebec '''Indigenous peoples in Quebec'''] | |||
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First Nations is a term used to describe Indigenous peoples in Canada (sometime referred to as Aboriginal peoples) who are not Métis or Inuit. Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 declares that Aboriginal peoples in Canada include Indian (First Nations), Inuit and Métis peoples. | |||
==French Immigrants== | ==French Immigrants== | ||