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After the Canadian Confederation was established in 1867, Nova Scotia elected separatist parties to 36 of its 38 representatives in the Canadian Parliament. In OTL Britain just said shut up and deal with it. Let's suppose Nova Scotia went for US statehood instead, hoping for greater autonomy as an American state than a Canadian province.

Do we end up with a repeat of what happened with Texas? Would a hardened US that had just emerged from civil war be tough enough to have the British back off?

Also, in order to give the US a strategic bonus in any physical conflict, let's suppose the US kept North Borneo in 1865.
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