If Canada had fallen to the rebels in 1775, where would the loyalists go?

Well, given that Australia was established due to losing Georgia as a penal colony, what are the odds of the British just subsidizing emigration to Down Under?

This was still half a decade away. They weren't going to send 60,000 Americans to start a colony in Australian in 1783. They had to go somewhere in the meantime.
 
Bumping this with a question:

Would not the lesser Caribbean islands of St. Vincent, Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, etc be good options, particularly for the slave owning southerners?

In "Liberty's Exiles", mention was made of the Bahamas (largely a failed venture) and Jamaica (already heavily populated). However, most of these smaller islands had been taken by the French in the 7 Years War and were largely unoccupied/undeveloped.

Why did no one go there?

Thanks.
 

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Bumping this with a question:

Would not the lesser Caribbean islands of St. Vincent, Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, etc be good options, particularly for the slave owning southerners?

In "Liberty's Exiles", mention was made of the Bahamas (largely a failed venture) and Jamaica (already heavily populated). However, most of these smaller islands had been taken by the French in the 7 Years War and were largely unoccupied/undeveloped.

Why did no one go there?

Thanks.

Because unoccupied and underdeveloped islands aren't pleasant places for elites.
 
Because unoccupied and underdeveloped islands aren't pleasant places for elites.

Many moved to the Bahamas, far more desolate and unoccupied.

Also, the fact that Jamaica was occupied was a detriment. Southern Slave owners wanted to maintain their way of life, not just sell their slaves to someone else.

All of Jamaica's useful land was already taken, though they tried to drain some swampland (didn't work).

The lesser antilles sounded like a perfect option.
 
Ireland, especially, I'd think... from London's perspective, there was always a need for more Protestant loyalists, whether the Irish agreed or not.;)

Think you're projecting a bit here. The people in Ireland most likely to revolt in the late 1700s were the educated, urban Protestants. And they did. Home Rule = Rome Rule wasn't a thing back then, particularly given the collapse of Jacobitism as a threat.

I imagine Newfoundland stays British just because its hard to get at and London will want some sort of base in the North Atlantic (plus fur and fish).

If not, there's plenty of wealthy plantations in the Caribbean...
 
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