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About the Project

During and following the American Revolution (1775-1783), an estimated 50,000 American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown sought refuge in the remaining provinces of British North America, now part of Canada. While most of the Loyalists who came to present-day Quebec eventually relocated to what (after 1791) became Upper Canada, a significant number remained in what became Lower Canada, where they settled in various areas, particularly in the Eastern Townships and the south coast of Gaspé, and made notable contributions to the development of the Province as a whole. Their descendants are many and include both English-speaking and French-speaking Quebecers.

The Loyalists website was designed for Elementary Cycle 2 and 3 Geography, History and Citizenship Education. We have provided resources to help you guide your students as they travel through time exploring the lives of Loyalists who left the Thirteen Colonies and settled in present-day Canada from 1776-1792. For a detailed description of the site, see the Overview section. For more information on links to the Social Sciences program, see the Curricular Fit section.

The resources developed for this website have been presented in a workshop entitled Exodus: The Lives and Times of the Loyalists - An Elementary Cycle 2 and 3 Social  Sciences Project at Building Curriculum Links 2004, QPAT 2004 and IDC Leadership Symposium 2005.

This project was sponsored by the History and Geography Task Force and QESN-RÉCIT, and designed by educators in collaboration with the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada < http://www.uelac.org >.

Project Team (2003-2004)

Marie Belle-Isle
Lester B. Pearson School Board

Kelly Fahey
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

Michael Gallagher
English Montreal School Board

Maura McKeon
United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Montreal Branch

Kathryn Napier
Eastern Townships School Board

Anna Rizzuto
History and Geography Task Force (- 2004), Resource Person

Christine Truesdale
History and Geography Task Force (- 2004), Resource Person / QESN-RÉCIT, Coordination and Development

Workshop Team (2004-2005)

Marie Belle-Isle
Lester B. Pearson School Board

Kathryn Napier
Eastern Townships School Board

Christine Truesdale
History and Geography Task Force (- 2004), Resource Person / QESN-RÉCIT, Coordination and Development

Acknowledgements

Luc Lépine
Services à la communauté anglophone - Direction des politiques et des projets
History and Geography Task Force Chairperson (- 2004)

Robert Wilkins
United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Montreal Branch