Benjamin Franklin, primarily interested in the Ohio Country, which had been made part of Quebec by the Quebec Act of 1774, suggested in the peace talks that Quebec should be surrendered to America; only the Ohio Country was ceded.
Benjamin Franklin, som fortrinsvis var interesseret i Ohio landet, som var blevet indlemmet i Quebec ved Quebec Act i 1774, foreslog under fredsforhandlingerne at Quebec skiulle overgives til America, men kun Ohio landet blev afstået.