The American Revolution American war of independence what is the struggle of the 13 colonies to cut their ties with Britain.The British government tax the American colonies to help pay for that expensive wars. This high taxes along with a few other events begin to upset the people living in the 13 colonies. They decided they want to rule them selves and be completely cut off from Britain. People who supported the rebellion or called Patriots. Those that wanted to stay loyal to Britain did not support the rebellion and they were called lawyer with many loyalist left the 13 colonies and travel to the British colonies in Nova Scotia in Quebec. The right the arrival of approximately 40,000 loyalists into Canada had impacts on the first Nations French and British already living in these areas. Many loyalists felt that since they remain loyal to Britain Britain owe them something. They petition the government for more British laws and customs rather than the France ones put in place during the Quebec act of 1774 no Britain had a problem last grave because it needed to keep these new wireless happy along with the French British and the French nations people. To do this the government decided to divide the settlement of Nova Scotia of Nova Scotia the several new colonies New Brunswick keep Breton Island and St. John island. And 17 nine do you want on the government then pass the constitutional act of 1791 which divided quad back into upper and lower lower Canada lower Canada mostly French Catholic settlers was re-firmed that arrangement under the Quebec act of 1774. The upper Canada Connie was given an elected assembly for the represented government. The war of 1812 because of the grieving ounces in the US had against the Britain they declared war against that. Great Britain was busy in Europe with that napolenoic wars. Britain had shut down trade between the US and France and had even started boarding American ships for British disasters. To retaliate the US declared war on Britain is the nearest piece of land Canada the Americans invaded expecting the colonist to join them in their fight against British rule instead the colonist French Britain and first Nations and loyalist all that back.