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The revolution starts
Those in the American colonies rejected British authority from taxing them. -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots destroyed the taxed tea by pouring it into the Boston harbour. -
Loyalists came to Canada
About 90,000 fled, and half of them went to Canada. -
Name change
Lord Dorchester allowed Loyalists to add UE to their name, "alluding to their great principle, the Unity of Empire." .