Allen W. McDonnell
7/30/2009 9:46:00 PM
"Rich Rostrom" <rrostrom.21stcentury@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 30, 5:44 am, "Allen W. McDonnell" <tan...@peakoil.com> wrote:
>> "Graham" <graham.truesd...@tiscali.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>> Britain continues to insist that the Treaty of Paris 1783 designate the
>> 45th
>> parallel as the dividing line from the St. Lawrence river to the Atlantic
>> coast. War weary colonists reluctantly concede as very few people live
>> in
>> that area as of that time. That puts about 85% of what became Maine in
>> Canada...
>
> Only about 60% of Maine, by my eyeball estimate, and much
> less than that of the population, which was and is concentrated
> along the coast.
>
Looking at the detail map I found you could be correct, however the WI was
not about population it was about territory ;) Also note that the northern
tip of New Hampshire would be part of Canada under this 45 parallel treaty.