Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783: Difference between revisions

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 === Original Colonies  ===
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-Two other American colonies existed, but&nbsp;remained loyal to the King. They were:<br>Upper Canada (now Ontario)<br>Lower Canada (now Quebec)
+Several other British colonies&nbsp;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 <br>
-These 2 colonies became Canada. Many Loyalists&nbsp;migrated from the&nbsp;lower&nbsp;thirteen colonies and settled in the Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution.
+Many Loyalists migrated from the thirteen colonies and settled in the Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution, or in British (later Spanish) Florida, or Jamaica.
-Information from: Family History Library Consultants. LAD Database, RELEASE 4.1, Jan. 2003 4 MJM
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