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Nova Scotia - The 14th American Colony
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:23 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:23 am
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If you went to school in the United States, you most likely learned about the thirteen colonies. Twelve were founded in the 1600s, in order of settlement they are:
1. Virginia in 1607,
2. Massachusetts in 1620,
3. New Hampshire in 1623,
4. New York in 1624,
5. Connecticut in 1633,
6. Maryland in 1634,
7. Rhode Island in 1636,
8. Delaware in 1638,
9. Pennsylvania in 1643,
10. North Carolina in 1653,
11. New Jersey in 1660,
12. and South Carolina in 1670.
The 13th colony, Georgia, was not settled until 1733, a gap of 63 years!
The 14th and last colony was Nova Scotia founded in 1749, 16 years later still. Nova Scotia northeast of Maine, which until 1820 was part of Massachusetts colony.
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The American Revolution (1775–1783) had a significant impact on shaping Nova Scotia. At the beginning, there was ambivalence in Nova Scotia, "the 14th American Colony" as some called it, over whether the colony should join the Americans in the war against Britain and rebellion flared at the Battle of Fort Cumberland and the Siege of Saint John (1777). Throughout the war, American privateers devastated the maritime economy by capturing ships and looting almost every community outside of Halifax. These American raids alienated many sympathetic or neutral Nova Scotians into supporting the British. By the end of the war a number of Nova Scotian privateers were outfitted to attack American shipping. British military forces based at Halifax were successful in preventing American support for rebels in Nova Scotia and deterred any invasion of Nova Scotia. However the British navy was unable to establish naval supremacy. While many American privateers were captured in battles such as the Naval battle off Halifax, many more continued attacks on shipping and settlements until the final months of the war. The Royal Navy struggled to maintain British supply lines, defending convoys from American and French attacks such as the fiercely fought convoy battle, the Naval battle off Cape Breton.
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After the British were defeated in the Thirteen Colonies, its troops helped evacuate approximately 30,000 United Empire Loyalists (American Tories), who settled in Nova Scotia, with land grants by the Crown as some compensation for their losses. (Nova Scotia was divided and the present-day province of New Brunswick created). The Loyalist exodus created new communities across Nova Scotia, including Shelburne, which was briefly one of the larger British settlements in North America, and infused the province with additional capital and skills. However the migration also caused political tensions between Loyalist leaders and the leaders of the existing New England Planters settlement. The Loyalist influx also pushed Nova Scotia's Mi'kmaq People to the margins as Loyalist land grants encroached on ill-defined native lands. Approximately 3,000 members of the Loyalist migration were Black Loyalists who founded the largest free Black settlement in North America at Birchtown, near Shelburne. However unfair treatment and harsh conditions caused about one-third of the Black Loyalists to resettle in Sierra Leone in 1792 where they founded Freetown and became known in Africa as the Nova Scotian Settlers
Didn't realize that Nova Scotia is responsible for the creation of Sierra Leone. I knew that former American slaves created Sierra Leone, but I didn't realize that they had first fled to Nova Scotia and attempted to settle there before being driven out by British loyalists French racists.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:27 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:24 am to mizzoukills
Well done. I've always wanted to visit Nova Scotia.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:24 am to mizzoukills
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The 13th colony, Georgia, was not settled until 1733, a gap of 63 years!
I did not know that. Thanks public school.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:26 am to mizzoukills
Georgia was where all the law breakers were sent. Hugh Freeze and Nick Saban would be a good fit for Georgia since they are law breakers.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:28 am to JETigER
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Georgia was where all the law breakers were sent
So Georgia was kinda like the Australia of the American colonies? Makes sense from a heritage point of view...
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:31 am to mizzoukills
Very interesting, considering my ancestors on my mom's side were from Nova Scotia region.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:32 am to mizzoukills
That's actually some really cool history. Thank you for that.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:33 am to GumboPot
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Very interesting, considering my ancestors on my mom's side were from Nova Scotia region.
Same here. Acadians rock!
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:34 am to mizzoukills
I didn't know that, thanks for posting.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:38 am to GumboPot
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Very interesting, considering my ancestors on my mom's side were from Nova Scotia region.
I smell an O-T Field Trip! :D
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:39 am to mizzoukills
Definitely not considered southern
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:40 am to toosleaux
Essentially, Nova Scotia - 1 of 14 original American colonies - was lost to the British due to a failed American campaign to win the hearts and minds of the settlers there. The British did a better job and therefore the people in Nova Scotia supported the British campaign.
Nova Scotia is the only original American colony to be lost to the British at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
I feel sorry for them.
Nova Scotia is the only original American colony to be lost to the British at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
I feel sorry for them.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:40 am to mizzoukills
The Acadians from this region were banished by the British in 1755 and began to make their way towards Louisiana. It's quite the heartbreaking tale. There's a movie called "Against the Tide" everyone should watch about this event.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:41 am to mizzoukills
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Nova Scotia is the only original American colony to be lost to the British at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
I feel sorry for them.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE THEM BACK!
ETA: 14th Colony and I said we should take them back in the 14th post of this thread.
I don't know about you, but I got chills.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:44 am to SabiDojo
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ETA: 14th Colony and I said we should take them back in the 14th post of this thread. I don't know about you, but I got chills
Yeah, that just gave me chills too. Time to wage war on Canada to get Nova Scotia back. They're our long lost brothers and sisters of freedom!
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