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British policy in the American Colonies—leading up to the Revolutionary War—restricted colonial expansion and discouraged settlement on the frontier. When that war broke out, maintaining control of the Great Lakes region was complicated by the lack of civilian communities. At the head of the St. Lawrence River, Carleton Island functioned as a shipping depot, refugee base, and military hub between the upper posts and the cities of Montréal and Québec. Archaeological and historical evidence indicates that the active transport at Carleton Island led to a diverse population with respect to nationality, ethnicity, occupation, and socioeconomic status. By examining not just the soldiers, however, but the Carleton Island community in a broader context, a greater understanding emerges for postwar British settlement pattern in Upper Canada. |
