The only way this would work out, IMO, is for the Continental Congress to approve more soldiers for an invasion of Nova Scotia instead of Quebec. Somehow, Congress is going to need to convince the populace that going for Nova Scotia, a British colony and therefore much more closely related, is more beneficial to the US than taking Quebec.
The main problem here, once the decision is approved, is going to be taking and holding Halifax. Halifax is the main port for the Royal Navy on the North American continent, so no sea-based attack is going to work. Instead, the Americans are going to have to team up with France and go for a blockade that will hold long enough for the Continental Army to take Halifax through a siege. Once this is done, the colonials simply need to hold the city long enough for negotiations, which the British are much more likely to start with the loss of their most important military port.
Quebec isn't likely to join the union, especially after the passage of the Quebec Act, which guaranteed the French Canadians their religion, their form of government, and general habits of life. Any attempt into Quebec is going to end in disaster, just like it did OTL.
Once Halifax is taken, Britain is going to fall back to either Louisborg, Quebec, or Montreal. Falling back to Quebec is likely, especially with the dangers of the Americans invading Quebec. I guess falling back to Newfoundland is possible, though with invested resources in Quebec, it's far less likely.
Once the war is over, I can see the Americans incorporating Nova Scotia and St. John's Island into one state, Nova Scotia, and making that the 14th state. Britain still gets to keep Quebec, or at least part of it, with part of it perhaps going to the French, and Newfoundland becomes the British base of power for a while until expansion into the west. Loyalists are going to end up heading back to Great Britain, to Quebec, or to Jamaica or the Caribbean. We're going to most likely see further loss of French identity in Quebec as Loyalists pour in and make the territory their own, and earlier expansion into the west. Rupert's Land is probably going to be taken over by the monarchy and expanded into. Overall, we end up with a nice ATL.
Hey there, this is my first post; I've been lurking here for a while, but never bothered posting until now. This post is perhaps hastily thought out, but it's the first one nonetheless. Comments welcome.
The main problem here, once the decision is approved, is going to be taking and holding Halifax. Halifax is the main port for the Royal Navy on the North American continent, so no sea-based attack is going to work. Instead, the Americans are going to have to team up with France and go for a blockade that will hold long enough for the Continental Army to take Halifax through a siege. Once this is done, the colonials simply need to hold the city long enough for negotiations, which the British are much more likely to start with the loss of their most important military port.
Quebec isn't likely to join the union, especially after the passage of the Quebec Act, which guaranteed the French Canadians their religion, their form of government, and general habits of life. Any attempt into Quebec is going to end in disaster, just like it did OTL.
Once Halifax is taken, Britain is going to fall back to either Louisborg, Quebec, or Montreal. Falling back to Quebec is likely, especially with the dangers of the Americans invading Quebec. I guess falling back to Newfoundland is possible, though with invested resources in Quebec, it's far less likely.
Once the war is over, I can see the Americans incorporating Nova Scotia and St. John's Island into one state, Nova Scotia, and making that the 14th state. Britain still gets to keep Quebec, or at least part of it, with part of it perhaps going to the French, and Newfoundland becomes the British base of power for a while until expansion into the west. Loyalists are going to end up heading back to Great Britain, to Quebec, or to Jamaica or the Caribbean. We're going to most likely see further loss of French identity in Quebec as Loyalists pour in and make the territory their own, and earlier expansion into the west. Rupert's Land is probably going to be taken over by the monarchy and expanded into. Overall, we end up with a nice ATL.
Hey there, this is my first post; I've been lurking here for a while, but never bothered posting until now. This post is perhaps hastily thought out, but it's the first one nonetheless. Comments welcome.