The only value the American colonies had was that they were not French. With Nouvelle France conquered why would Britain want a money pit like the American colonies? At least Canada balanced its books.
Hmm, I think you've got these two backwards.
The only value the American colonies had was that they were not French. With Nouvelle France conquered why would Britain want a money pit like the American colonies? At least Canada balanced its books.
usertron2020 said:Meh. With that wife of his, she'd convince him to sell out for an even BIGGER price. Remember that it took 150 years to learn that Charles Lee was paid to sabotage Monmouth before Washington got on the field and fired him.
usertron2020 said:I think it was just confusion. These are 1775 numbers.
The best strategy would have been for Britain to have ditched the American colonies years before. They cost money and used up badly needed troops and naval forces just to defend them. The only value the American colonies had was that they were not French. With Nouvelle France conquered why would Britain want a money pit like the American colonies? At least Canada balanced its books. There was always Australia if you wanted somewhere else to send convicts. Given the period concerns Americans had for personal liberty I suspect that the convicts could have been sold to the Americans as indentured labourers anyway.
The best strategy would have been for Britain to have ditched the American colonies years before. They cost money and used up badly needed troops and naval forces just to defend them. The only value the American colonies had was that they were not French. With Nouvelle France conquered why would Britain want a money pit like the American colonies?
At least Canada balanced its books.
There was always Australia if you wanted somewhere else to send convicts.
Given the period concerns Americans had for personal liberty I suspect that the convicts could have been sold to the Americans as indentured labourers anyway.
I've always thought the influence she had was overstated. Arnold only betrayed the Revolutionaries after getting snubbed repeatedly year after year.
That makes a lot more sense then. Still, neutrals and patriots were consistently harder than loyalists (although I guess it depends on how you define Loyalists. Give me Britain or give me death? Leaning towards Britain but willing to live with either so long as they aren't bothered?)