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To: marcos who wrote (105855)	7/16/2003 8:55:39 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Marcos, There were more than 13 colonies. Little known to most Americans were battles fought in Nova Scotia and Upper Canada. However here the British won - and so they did not gain independence by force and had to wait for confederation. As an aside the British and future Canadian colonists were not saints. The Univeristy I attended was founded using Privateering money from the pillaging of Bath Maine and several American ships. This privateering continued through the early 1800's was a contributing factor to the War of 1812. As much as Canadians like to think they won that war (when they weren't even a country) the strategic issue of American independence was resolved. John

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