Canada's History
The arrival of the United Empire Loyalists greatly increased the English-speaking population in Canada. In which current province did many of them settle, helping to create a new English-speaking colony?
- ○Quebec
- ○Nova Scotia
- ✓Ontario (Upper Canada)
- ○Prince Edward Island
Correct answer
Ontario (Upper Canada)
The influx of Loyalists into what is now Ontario led to the creation of Upper Canada in 1791, a separate English-speaking colony distinct from the French-speaking Lower Canada.
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