following example is indicative

http://www.canadaone.org/category/notes/ The first wave of emigration from the USA has begun immediately after formation of the United States. Then the population 13 North American colonies of British Empire, proclaimed the independence, made nearby 2.5 - 3 million persons (the exact data, naturally, is unknown). Hundred thousand Americans have refused to tear with the British crown and as far as possible assisted the British armies (contrary to American "patriots", them named ""). The following example is indicative: there was William Franklin, the governor of the State of New Jersey - the son of one of founding fathers of the USA of Benjamin Franklin.