The colony was the source of their livelihood
The position of a place in relation to other places is generally called its "location", since it is only possible to find the location of something by using other locations as "points of reference".
No i personally don't think that canada should cut ties with the queen
So far as I know, there are no prison ships in New York harbor. The closest thing would be the prison on Riker's Island. By "Patriot POWs" do you mean political prisoners of some sort?
The city you are looking for is Beijing