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peace at Quebec or Halifax, both French and 

 British subjects rallied faithfully to the colors 

 of the King, but there was a special ardor in 

 the response of the British. Those who recalled 

 the proceedings of the triumphant party in New 

 York and other States at the end of the Revo 

 lutionary War could not be lured to welcome 

 the invaders by any call to escape from oppres 

 sion. It happened that the brunt of the fight 

 ing on land fell upon the scattered communities 

 of Upper Canada, where anti-American feeling 

 was strongest, and the loss and suffering inev 

 itable in even minor hostilities were greatest 

 along the shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario and 

 the marvellous river that connects them. This 

 region, destined to become the leading province 

 of the British dominion in America, was per 

 meated thus with the stories of heroic effort, 

 sacrifice, and triumph in resistance to invasion. 

 To the original Loyalist hatred of the American 

 Republic was thus added the confirming force 

 of a patriotic tradition, and no little impulse 

 was given to the influence that was working to 

 develop a proud and prosperous English-speak 

 ing state on the northern half of the continent. 

 That the hope and wish for such a future de 

 velopment were less prevalent in England than 



