During the negotiations at the end of the American War of Independence there was consideration for the idea of the United States and British Canada setting a boundary at the Nippising Line (Ottawa River and Nippising Lakes).
What if the United States had gotten Southern Ontario?
Many of the loyalists who settled there likely would settle in Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick here. Lower Canada would have a large Anglo minority.
Britain wouldn't be as able to have forts in the Old Northwest or support Native allies in the region.
There would be at least one more free state here.
Would a unified British North America be possible without Southern Ontario, or would we see multiple British dominions?
What if the United States had gotten Southern Ontario?
Many of the loyalists who settled there likely would settle in Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick here. Lower Canada would have a large Anglo minority.
Britain wouldn't be as able to have forts in the Old Northwest or support Native allies in the region.
There would be at least one more free state here.
Would a unified British North America be possible without Southern Ontario, or would we see multiple British dominions?