Loyalist Land Ownership in Upper Canada's Norfolk County, 1792-1851

After the American Revolution, many Loyalists moved north, where the British colonial government awarded them generous land grants on favourable terms. The intention behind these grants was to create a landed gentry in Upper Canada that would safeguard the colony's political security and build social cohesion among its leadership.Loyalist Land Ownership in Upper Canada's Norfolk County, 1792-1851 ...