I believe that in between the British evacuation of Boston in March 1776 and the British invasion of Staten Island on 2 July 1776, all 13 colonies were completely free of occupying British troops, all Royal Governors had fled and the only authority that existed in the 13 colonies were the continental congress and individual state governments loyal to the Continental Congress.
As of July 4th, when America declared independence, Staten Island was occupied, but neither Manhattan nor Long Island were occupied until August.
So this underscores how much reconquest from scratch work the British had to do.
There were people of loyalist sentiments in all 13 colonies, but they did not run any municipal or state authorities to my knowledge.
Is that also your understanding?
As for where the British were present in the March-June period in North America, I believe they were garrisoning Nova Scotia and Canada/Quebec. They might or might not have been occupying forts in between the Great Lakes, Proclamation Line of 1763, Mississippi and Gulf, and Florida.
Does that sum it up accurately?
As of July 4th, when America declared independence, Staten Island was occupied, but neither Manhattan nor Long Island were occupied until August.
So this underscores how much reconquest from scratch work the British had to do.
There were people of loyalist sentiments in all 13 colonies, but they did not run any municipal or state authorities to my knowledge.
Is that also your understanding?
As for where the British were present in the March-June period in North America, I believe they were garrisoning Nova Scotia and Canada/Quebec. They might or might not have been occupying forts in between the Great Lakes, Proclamation Line of 1763, Mississippi and Gulf, and Florida.
Does that sum it up accurately?
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