On 5/1/2021 11:18 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
> when Loyalists came northÂ* to escape persecution in the US.Â* More
> Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
> first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
> world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
> Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.
>
> As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and bog.
> We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation off the
> surface and wore down to hard granite.Â*Â* It was not good land for
> farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth.Â*Â* Then there is the cold.
> People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more moderate.

Let's see the self-proclaimed Dr. refute the part history plays into
where people decided to settle.

Jill