native policy on the frontier and rights of neutral shipping on the high seas
increasing tax, policy that inhibited manufacturing growth
laws that forced importers/exporters to rely on British shipping
American expansionist desires
setting aside Ohio for FN and ban of settlement in Newfoundland
reaction
Upper Canada
most opposed breaking links with Britain
minority supported and moved back to US
others remained neutral
others waited to see who had advantage
Lower Canada
squabbles between Parti Canadien and Governor
were set aside to unite for defense
Maritimes
did not have to face invading armies
economy was stimulated for being suppliers of war
Napolean's blockade of Baltic timber boosted economy
Increased privateering against French ships
more immigration
role in perpetuating myth
myth has occurred that makes it seem that all Loyalists
were colonial elites with unshakable loyalty to Britain,
committed to liberal principles and had faced
unspeakable violence and hardship
myth was useful in providing English Canadians with an identity
benefitted Loyalists to exaggerate for land grants and government positions