Canadian History: Key Events & Figures

Loyalists faced persecution in the U.S. after the American Revolution because of their allegiance to Britain, leading them to seek refuge and a new life in British North America.

Lord Durham's Report advocated for uniting Upper and Lower Canada to assimilate the French population and create a more cohesive British North America.

Tecumseh led a confederacy of Indigenous peoples to resist American expansion into their territories during the War of 1812.

The Great Migration was largely driven by individuals seeking better economic conditions and opportunities in a new land.

Lord Durham is the author of the report.

The Treaty of Ghent, signed in 1814, officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

Loyalists were individuals in the American colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

The American Revolution, also known as the Rebellion in the 13 Colonies, began in 1775.

The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided Canada into Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada (now Quebec).

Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee Indigenous group.