Who Were the Loyalists
Over a period of two years twenty thousand loyalist settlers moved to Nova Scotia, many of “whom have a natural desire for own separate identity” . A simplistic and traditional view of the United Empire Loyalists is that they were self sacrificing people who chose to remain faithful to their British heritage rather than become tainted by the new faith of Republicanism. A closer look reveals that their rejection of the new nation forms the roots of another everlasting Canadian characteristic – that of anti Americanism. Men such as Edward Winslow, James Simcoe, and Charles Inglis would greatly influence the shaping of this new emerging society, but their interests were questionable. The loyalists are said to have contributed greatly to the development of an Anglican Canadian society. Firstly, the loyalists created an unexpected stream of settlements along the St. Lawrence that is west of the French settlement. If the loyalists had not fled the area of Nova Scotia, this region may have remained in the hands of Great Britain’s control much longer. Also this land would be free for the Americans to expand northwards. Most importantly, of all the loyalists are said to the founders of Canada, as “they did maintain the tie with
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Approximate Word count = 1450
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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