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Several other British colonies existed on the North American continent, but remained loyal to the King. They were: <br>Upper Canada (now Ontario) <br>Lower Canada (now Quebec) <br>Nova Scotia (which included present-day New Brunswick) <br>Rupert's Land (Hudson Bay drainage basin) <br>East Florida <br>West Florida (captured by Spain in 1781) <br> | Several other British colonies existed on the North American continent, but remained loyal to the King. They were: <br>Upper Canada (now Ontario) <br>Lower Canada (now Quebec) <br>Nova Scotia (which included present-day New Brunswick) <br>Rupert's Land (Hudson Bay drainage basin) <br>East Florida <br>West Florida (captured by Spain in 1781) <br> | ||
Many Loyalists migrated from the thirteen colonies and settled in Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution, or in British (later Spanish) Florida, or Jamaica. | Many Loyalists migrated from the thirteen colonies and settled in Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution, or in British (later Spanish) Florida, or Jamaica. | ||