The
region was annexed to Quebec in 1774.
From 1783 to 1796, the United Kingdom
granted United Empire Loyalists leaving
the United States following the American
Revolution 200 acres (0.8 km²)
of land and other items with which
to rebuild their lives. This measure
substantially increased the population
of Canada west of the St. Lawrence-Ottawa
River confluence during this period,
a fact recognized by the Constitutional
Act of 1791, which split Quebec into
The Canadas: Upper Canada southwest
of the St. Lawrence-Ottawa River confluence,
and Lower Canada east of it. John
Graves Simcoe was appointed Upper
Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor
in 1793.
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