The Surprising Story of Canada’s Marylanders  - Preservation Maryland

The Surprising Story of Canada’s Marylanders  - Preservation Maryland

As our neighbors to the north pause to celebrate Canada Day today, the descendants of former Marylanders will also join in the festivities – all thanks to changes wrought by the American Revolution.  In popular culture, the American Revolution is often portrayed as a battle between truth and reason on one side (the American side) and monarchy and arbitrary law on the other (the British). It is also often portrayed as if nearly every American col…