Editing Population transfer (section)

====Independence====
During and after the [[American Revolutionary War]], many [[United Empire Loyalist|Loyalists]] were deprived of life, liberty or property or suffered lesser physical harm, sometimes under [[Act of Attainder#American usage|acts of attainder]] and sometimes by main force. [[Parker Wickham]] and other Loyalists developed a well-founded fear. As a result, many chose or were forced to leave their former homes in what became the United States, often going to [[Canada]], where the Crown promised them land in an effort at compensation and resettlement. Most were given land on the frontier in what became Upper Canada and had to create new towns. The communities were largely settled by people of the same ethnic ancestry and religious faith. In some cases, towns were started by men of particular military units and their families.