A significant wave of immigration was precipitated by the American Revolution, resulting in the arrival of many thousands of Loyalists (alternatively designated ‘United Empire Loyalists’) by 1783. Their anti-revolutionary sentiments and attendant loyalty to the British crown inspired migrations to several regions in Canada, including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and parts of Ontario. The subsequent arrival of the ‘Late Loyalists’ after 1783, who came in search of free land and British governmental aid (Dollinger 2008: 66), swelled the number of original settlers, diversifying the existing dialectal mix which had emerged as a result of the arrival of migrants from diverse locations including coastal New England, Vermont, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.