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United Empire Loyalists
In the late 1700's, the United Empire Loyalists arrived on the Moraine, introducing the concept of land-ownership for the first time. One condition of many land grants to Loyalists was that 12 acres had to be cleared within 5 years or the settler would lose title to the land, so early settlers had incentive to fell trees rapidly.
For the first Europeans in Ontario, merely surviving the journey to their chosen destination often posed more challenges than they could have imagined. Despite hardships, European settlements increased into the 19th century, while native populations were drastically reduced largely due to warfare and disease. Those that remained had to compete for land with the exploding European population. For example, the Anishinabeg (Mississauga) people of the Ojibwa (also known as Chippewa) were under pressure to relocate and moved into the area east of Rice Lake, now known as Alderville. Click Here to learn more about the Alderville First Nation, their history and their life on the Moraine today.
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