I.Historical Background 。 United Empire Loyalists During and after the American Revolution,people who remained loyal to the British Crown fled north,hoping to build a British North America in what would soon be known as Canada. United Empire Loyalists landing at the site of Saint John,New Brunswick, 1783I. Historical Background • United Empire Loyalists During and after the American Revolution, people who remained loyal to the British Crown fled north, hoping to build a British North America in what would soon be known as Canada. United Empire Loyalists landing at the site of Saint John, New Brunswick, 1783