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Washington had rejected the idea of an invasion in August, saying that as Nova Scotia had not attacked the 13 colonies and no attack seemed imminent, invading it would “a measure of conquest, rather than defence, and may be attended with very dangerous consequences.”
The Americans had invaded Canada in early September believing, based on bad intelligence, that the French Canadians would support the invasion and that Governor Guy Carleton was planning an attack. With Canada seemingly in his army’s reach in late November, Washington was taking a second look at what could be done with Nova Scotia.
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#OTD Nov. 22, 1775, Guy Carleton, governor of the Province of Quebec, expelled American sympathizers, who he called “useless, disloyal, and treacherous persons,” from Quebec City.
American troops had taken Montreal and Trois-Rivières earlier in November and were approaching Quebec City. If they captured it, Canada would be theirs.
Carleton did not want anyone within the city walls who would not fight on his side. Many of those who left were English-speaking merchants who had moved north from the 13 colonies when it became a British colony and supported the American invaders.