My apologies if this question is a basic one, it's not a topic I've read a lot about and I don't remember learning anything beyond that the Canadians were loyalists in school.

It seems that areas such as Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec were already relatively quite developed at this time. And at least the Maritime Provinces seem likely to have been culturally quite similar to New England at that time. Did these provinces have the same priveleges of self government as the Thirteen Colonies, and did they suffer from the same oppressive policies following the Seven Years' War?

How likely was it that the pacific disposition of the Maritime Provinces was related to the recent expulsion of the Acadians, perhaps a poignant reminder of what could happen when you defied the Crown? Did Canadian loyalty have anything to do with its relatively shorter distance to Northern Europe?

Thanks guys.