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Background: The impromptu skirmishes "Lexington and Concord, and the surprising defeat of the British garrison of Breeds Hill in Massachusetts in late 1775, closed the U.S. and England in a deadly conflict.
It changed the course of history world. Then an unfortunate attempt by Congress to try to deal in Canada (especially in Montreal and Quebec) in the war on our part, ended in disaster.
Central New York has the Hudson River and Lake Champlain forming a waterway that is assigned the central United States interior, and cut New England from other colonies. The control of the Hudson River to establish a strong influence on the inside. It was expected in Philadelphia that Quebec and Montreal, after being captured by U.S. forces, the U.S. will join in the revolt.