British evacuation of Loyalists from the United States

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British military evacuation historical event population transfer

The British evacuation of Loyalists from the United States was the large-scale removal and resettlement of American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown, along with many freed Black people, at the end of the American Revolutionary War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Black Loyalist migration	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military evacuation ⓘ historical event ⓘ population transfer ⓘ
carriedOutBy	British military authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
destination	Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1784 ⓘ
hasCause	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of a large Loyalist population in Nova Scotia ⓘ demographic change in the remaining United States ⓘ expansion of English-speaking settlements in Atlantic Canada ⓘ foundation of New Brunswick as a separate colony ⓘ loss of property for many Loyalists ⓘ migration of Black Loyalists to Nova Scotia ⓘ resettlement of Loyalists in British North America ⓘ strengthening of British presence in the Caribbean ⓘ subsequent migration of Black Loyalists to Sierra Leone ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
includes	evacuation of Charleston (1782–1783) ⓘ evacuation of New York City (1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ evacuation of Savannah (1782) ⓘ
involves	registration of Black Loyalists in the Book of Negroes ⓘ sea transport by British ships ⓘ
legalBasis	terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
location	Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
numberOfPeopleEvacuated	tens of thousands ⓘ
opposedBy	many American Patriots ⓘ
participant	Black Loyalists NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	aftermath of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedTo	Black Loyalists NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalist diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantYear	1783 ⓘ
startTime	1782 ⓘ

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Book of Negroes → hasHistoricalContext → British evacuation of Loyalists from the United States ⓘ

Moses Wilkinson → movement → British evacuation of Loyalists from the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Loyalist migration