AHC: Canada falls under full American control by the start of the ACW

Just like the title. Your challenge is to have all British interests in Canada abandoned by the beginning of the American Civil War. This could be done via sterling successes in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, or possibly a third conflict if you can create these circumstances. Keep in mind this will likely change the date the American Civil War begins, the circumstances, and possibly even the nature of that war in general. The butterflies here outnumber the soldiers on both sides combined in each conflict. Do your best, or worst, depending.
 
Second English Civil War is ended in 1779. Canada and the 13 colonies are administered together from Philadelphia until the new administrative capitol of Columbia is built on the banks of the Potomac. Louisiana is taken from the French in 1815. Oregon territory absorbed by 1850. Texas absorbed in 1840s and then after a Mexican war in 1849 all of northern Mexico is absorbed. Rumbling discontent after the abolition of Slavery in the 1830s comes to a head in 1861 and the southern governorships secede. Start of 3rd English Civil War.
 
Second English Civil War is ended in 1779. Canada and the 13 colonies are administered together from Philadelphia until the new administrative capitol of Columbia is built on the banks of the Potomac. Louisiana is taken from the French in 1815. Oregon territory absorbed by 1850. Texas absorbed in 1840s and then after a Mexican war in 1849 all of northern Mexico is absorbed. Rumbling discontent after the abolition of Slavery in the 1830s comes to a head in 1861 and the southern governorships secede. Start of 3rd English Civil War.

I'm mainly looking for the United States to possess Canada, rather than a scenario where the British maintain control over American concerns. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
 
On some other thread I read that apparently Britain was planning to give up all of British North America after the revolution but France slowed down negotiations and then they changed their minds. Not sure if that's true.
 
Ah but your thread stated American not US control! Ok I was just being difficult. Easiest way is for the Revolutionaries to mount a successful Quebec campaign and capture Quebec and Upper and Lower Canada at that point Britain would give up them at the end of the war but NOT Hudson's Bay. If the 1812 War looked like being more than a sideshow in 1814 then Wellington and the Peninsular Army are shipped across the Atlantic and more than Washington is burned.
Oh and the way Clive Cussler postulated the British sell Canada to the US for arms and munitions in WW1.
 
Okay.

1776-all colonies then in 'Canada' (PEI or 'St. John Island'/Quebec or 'Canada'/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland) join the Revolution.
1783-what would be Upper Canada is thrown in with the NW Territory due to lack of access from Quebec and not being part of the Hudson Bay watershed/Rupert's Land.
1846-all of the Oregon Country is bought by America.
1866-Rupert's Land and the North-West Territory is bought by America in a successful Annexation Bill of 1866.
 
Oh and the way Clive Cussler postulated the British sell Canada to the US for arms and munitions in WW1.
Clive Cussler not know what he's talking about.
By the time of WW1 Canada had too much self-government for Britain to do anything like that without the democratically expressed consent of the Canadians.
 
Clive Cussler not know what he's talking about.
By the time of WW1 Canada had too much self-government for Britain to do anything like that without the democratically expressed consent of the Canadians.

Country X sells territory Y without any coersion whatsoever is one of the dumbest plot points in alternative history, and it makes me grit my teeth whenever I see it.

Clive Cussler definitely sets the bar high for ASB with that one though.
 
Country X sells territory Y without any coersion whatsoever is one of the dumbest plot points in alternative history, and it makes me grit my teeth whenever I see it.
In his defence, the characters seem to have realised that it was a stupid idea as well. At least, that's the only reason I can think of to justify why they decide to pretend nothing of the sort ever happened the moment that the copies of the treaty were lost.
 
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How about Trafalgar's a French Victory, some more good luck on the seas by the French and Spanish Americans see an opportunity, ally with Nappy as he invades the British Isles, take part of Canada, and it's part of the concessions Britain gives up as Nappy wins.

During the 2nd Napoleonic Wars in the 1830's (earlier because of the increased free territory), a still mad Britain openly allies with the South despite slavery, Nappy II counters by openly allying with the US, starting the 2nd Napoleonic wars on condition slavery gets abolished in the US. (The Continental war is France+Austria+Spain+Ottomans+USA vs Russia+Prussia+Sardinia-Piedmont+England+CSA)

The US gains the rest of Canada in this war.
 
How about Trafalgar's a French Victory
That really needs a POD about a generation earlier, at least, to improve the French navy (or harm the growth of the British one) sufficiently... and then, butterflies...

A major Franco-Spanish victory over the RN back during the AWI, suscessfully exploited by France then, would have been marginally more likely.
 
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