January 3, 1776 (CHAPTER 5)

     Hello there folks! Today we're going to be talking about the Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia. We all know that this boat was one of the first out of the some 30,000 that took the Loyalists out of the 13 colonies because of the Patriots winnings in the ongoing war with Britain. Many of the people that went to Nova Scotia were people in minority religious groups, like the Quakers. People who were opposed to violence, guns and such. Then there was the Huguenots, protestants of France. As well as many black soldiers, who at the end of their service were supposedly were to get free land, but that never happened. The black soldiers were opposed by white loyalists, so they then went and settled nearby a town called Shelburne. Tough life eh?

     A family that is well knwon, is the King Family. Mr. and Mrs. Boston King. Jobs are quite hard to find around Shelburne, and the ones the black Loyalists can find, pay very little, so they took as many jobs as they could find to help provide. The poor white Loyalists are known to take their anger on the black Loyalists, and we all know about the 10 day riot where the white Loyalists would beat/harm any black person they could find, and chased them out of Shelburne. To think this happened only months ago. The black Loyalists ran in hope for a better life. Some are also on their way to Africa about now, if not landing.

     The next segment is going to be about Loyalist immigration into Quebec. Normally Loyalists move into the New England area. They have gone to settle in the regions just east of Montreal, if you look at the names, you will notice how they are all English names. This place is known as the Eastern Townships.