 Although some help was given to the Americans by the locals, Governor Carleton punished American sympathizers, and public support of the American cause came to an end.In 1778, Frederick Haldimand took over for Guy Carleton as governor of Quebec.The arrival of 10,000 Loyalists at Quebec in 1784 destroyed the political balance that Haldimand (and Carleton before him) had worked so hard to achieve.