Jesse

__**//​ American Revolution //**__

The affect that the fight with the loyalists with the patriots on Canadas identity, is that they were starting to make the thriteen colonies pay taxes because of the war in Canada, the patriots in the thriteen colonies didn't like that. That's when the loyalists and patriots got in a war, patriots won, and the loyalists were helpless, some got killed. Some got captured, but lots were able to escape to Canada. So canada had all these immigrants, and they had to provide land for them all.

This war ran from 1776-1783,


 * __Questions for American Revolution Webpage:__**
 * __What was one significant battle in the American Revolution ? Why was it ? What happened there ?__**

The capture of fort ticonderoga was significant because in May 1775, Ethan Allan and Captain Benedict Arnold of the conneticut militia led the Green Mountain boys of Vermont on a raid to Fort Ticonderoga. They stormed at dawn while the British were still sleeping. They captured it without a single shot being fired. They were able to capture 89 pieces of heavy artilley.


 * __What were the roles of the patriots and the loyalists, who did they fight with in the war, why did they ?__**

The loyalists wanted to stay under the control of Britain, but the patriots were tired of Britain controlling them and the wanted to be independant and break away from Britain, a huge war broke out.


 * __What was the outcome of the war, who came out on top and what were the conditions of the winners ?__**

The patriots of the thirteen colonies came out on top and they were now an independant country, some of the loyalists were captured, killed but tons were able to escape to Canada with what they could carry, Canada then gave all of them farm land because they were loyal to the king.


 * __What was the American Revolution also called and why was it called that ?__**

It was also called the war of the Thirteen Colonies, it was called this because all the patriots and loyalists were divied up among the //Thirteen Colonies.//


 * __How did the American Revolution change our identity as Canadians today ?​__**

If this would not have happened we would still be under the control of Britain and not be an independant country.