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*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= | ==First Nations== | ||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/first-nations/Pages/introduction.aspx '''First Nations Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | *[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'''] Lists tribes and the location of their communities | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Quebec '''Indigenous peoples in Quebec'''] Lists tribes and the location of their communities | ||