 Many of the delegates decided to move their people to Kansas, however, the more conservative groups, such as the Kleine Gemeinde, were persuaded to settle in Canada because the Canadian government was more generous in their guarantees of religious freedom.In 1873 a Privilegium was signed, and a year later Mennonites started to arrive in the region.The document guaranteed, among other things, military exemption, freedom of religion, private schools, and land, known as the East Reserve.