If you are trying to make an analogy, I would suggest you pick a Fort that was right smack dab in the middle of an entrance to an Important city where it's presence cannot be ignored. How did the founders feel about British forts in New York or Boston Harbors I wonder?British forts at Detroit, Mackinac, Niagara and Oswego gave the British control over the entire Great Lakes, something far more important than a minor harbor that took in less than 1% of the business the port of New York did.
British forts at Detroit, Mackinac, Niagara and Oswego gave the British control over the entire Great Lakes, something far more important than a minor harbor that took in less than 1% of the business the port of New York did. Importance is relative and I think highly dependent upon who's ox is getting gored. Even if the British had interfered with no trade, the presence of British troops manning a Fort in New York or Boston would have been intolerable to the US Government.