... would have been supported. An example of the misunderstanding and lack of knowledge of the public opinion of Nova Scotia by the Americans was that of John Paul Jones. He was a rebel naval hero who led raiders in sacking coastal villages of Nova Scotia, including Canso.3 He burned buildings, looted ... be feasible to rebel themselves as they felt they did not have any support from the Thirteen Colonies. Back in Halifax however, according to Lewis Fisher, the loyalty of the pre-settler New England merchants was secured by the knowledge of future sustainable economic growth.19 This was due...

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