April 14 1776
Dear Journal,
A war is starting. We are fighting the Thirteen Colonies. The parts of the Thirteen Colonies that support us are facing difficult times as to whether they should help their country or help the ones that they like better - us. Apparently the patriots are on guard against anyone who is against their cause. People who were trying to be neutral were targets for abuse. I have a bad feeling that we might not win.
May 23, 1782
Dear Journal,
The war is finally over. Sorry, I did not have time to write, as I was too busy keeping myself safe. Anyway, we lost the war a couple weeks ago. So many people had to leave their homes from the United States, and come to Canada and Quebec. Some chose to go and some were forced to go. They are called the United Empire Loyalists, or as we call them The Loyalists. The Loyalists mostly came north. They had all different jobs - farmers, clergy, lawyers, solders, crafts people, former slaves and recent immigrants to the Thirteen Colonies. Some were rich, some were poor, but they all had one thing in common: they had better connections to us than the United States. Some of the migrators were First Nation’s people. The Loyalists stayed loyal to us because they were angry with their country.
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