Canada's History
United Empire Loyalists were people who:
- ○Fought against Britain during the American Revolution
- ✓Remained loyal to the British Crown and fled to Canada after the American Revolution
- ○Were French settlers who refused to leave after 1763
- ○Were Aboriginal allies of the French
Correct answer
Remained loyal to the British Crown and fled to Canada after the American Revolution
United Empire Loyalists were colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution (1775–1783). After the war, tens of thousands fled to what is now Canada, especially Ontario and the Maritimes.
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