American Revolution in Massachusetts

Boston from Dorchester Heights, E.T. Coke (c. 1830-1839)

General Howe, although heavily criticized for the failure of the Boston Campaign, retained his command for two more years.

Many Massachusetts Loyalists opted to leave with the British, either returning to England or settling in Canada. Some would come back to Massachusetts after the war ended but many would stay where they had settled in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

After the evacuation Boston ceased to be a military target although it retained its importance as a center of activity during the war. New England itself would see relatively little military action for the rest of the war, with the focus shifting to New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.