title: American refugees
text: # American refugees
  
  American refugees refers to refugees that are from or chose to reside in the United States, such as:
  
  ## Refugees from the United States
  
  * "Black Refugee", African-American slaves who fled to Canada during the War of 1812.
  * Exodusters, African Americans fleeing to Kansas after the Reconstruction Era.
  * "Loyalist refugees", loyalist refugees expelled after the American Revolution.
  * Underground Railroad, networks of slaves fleeing to Canada.
  * Vietnam War resisters in Canada, Americans fleeing military service in Canada.
  * Vietnam War resisters in Sweden, Americans fleeing military service in Sweden.
  
  ## Refugees in the United States
  
  * Asylum in the United States, American policy of accepting refugees.
  