A Different Treaty of Paris

Say that, during the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris, the British decide that they'd have more to gain by grabbing the French sugar-making islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Gorée, and France's remaining Indian factories, than they would gain from annexing Quebec and Canada.

So, the British get different terms. They annex French Louisiana east of the Mississippi and the aforementioned islands, but leave Quebec to the French (not sure what happens to the rest of French Louisiana here, whether it remains French or goes to Spain). What would the effect of a surviving, if weakened, French Quebec have on the world? Would the colonies protest to British taxation, knowing that the French threat is still there? Or might Quebec support the rebellion against the British, if it still happens?

How likely is this in the first place?
 
That's what I would have thought, but I didn't want to assume and look like an ass.

In answer to your question, it's all about a 50/50 chance of Quebec remaining under French control. And as far as it making a difference in the American Revolution, there were two or three regiments raised from Quebec that fought in the service of the Americans OTL. And Quebec was occupied by the Americans in OTL. So I'm not sure how much difference a French Quebec would have made, unless the Brits invaded it and that caused France to enter the American Revolution sooner and with more force. That may have made a difference.
 
The difference would be that us Americans were scared of the French presence and might be more likely to accept a British military presence and taxes to pay for it if the French are still looming up north.

On the other hand, the American colonies are going to feel like they got sold out if the British refuse to take Quebec. There will be lots of ill-feeling. On the whole I think the American Revolution still happens but with the added greivance of Britain not protecting the colonies from foreign, Catholic powers. In other words, the American Revolution is more popular in America, but it may be more reluctant to seek French aid, since the Americans are scared of the French in this TL, and on the other side of the ledger, the French may be less likely to want to help since this Revolution will have a specifically anti-France cast that OTL didn't.
 
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