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Apparently there was political infighting among the Maritimes, Upper & Lower Canada and among the colonial elite, and on top of that the transcandian railroad nearly went bankrupt, so the Confederation of Canada was not a sure thing. I've read here on AH.com that a sale of the Rupert's Land to the US was briefly explored by the British. I'm interested in learning more about that. Are there any good sources anyone could recommend?

In the event that Confederation fails and Britain decides to sell off the Prairies to the U.S., how much of Rupert's Land was envisioned to be sold? Surely not the territories north and east of the Great Lakes such as Ungava, so where would the border be?

How was the Hudson Bay Company to be compensated?

How would British Columbia be impacted? Is it viable as an independent Dominion, surrounded by American territory?
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