Committee Description

After a stunning victory at Fort Ticonderoga, the path to the Quebec Colony lay wide open for the American Continental Army. Spurred on by the mistrust between the Quebecois and the British—who had only acquired the colony 30 years earlier during the Seven Years' War—the Continental forces, led by figures like Benedict Arnold, marched into the city of Montreal unopposed. However, for the Americans, the enemy of their enemy was not necessarily their friend: the Quebecois were not as eager to join the American Revolution as had been hoped. With British reinforcements en route to Quebec City, the leadership of the Continental Army must act quickly to strengthen ties with the Quebecois while also taking the capital—before the British arrive.

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