Thanks to its large populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... and booming economy, the Thirteen Colonies had a potential military power that was greater than that of New France. Each colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territory, or people. It happens when... could provide more militiamen than the 10,000 men of New France.
For a long time, however, divisions between the colonies and a lack of support from England had left the colonies vulnerable to the French and its allies. Moreover, New France was able to defend itself because it had a better knowledge of forest battles and more importantly, because of its alliances with Indigenous Peoples.
In 1744, the colonies demonstrated their military power. The governor of Massachusetts was able to send an expedition against the French fortress of Louisbourg on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island). Some 4,000 militiamen, 15 ships from Massachusetts and 11 English ships attacked the town. After a siege of seven weeks, the French surrendered. The greatest French fortress in America had been captured by colonial militiamen!
AuthorAuthor - A person who writes something Auteur - Une personne qui écrit quelque chose: Léon Robichaud
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