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UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS
Those residents of the United States who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American war of independence and fled to Canada. Approximately 40, 000 émigrés arrived in Canada and most settled in Nova Scotia, although some 7000 relocated in Quebec to provide the first substantial British population in the province. The attitudes and political philosophy of these new settlers are seen as significant for understanding the subsequent development of Canada. See: CONSTITUTIONAL ACT (1791) / .

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