PC/AHC: One of the (or the two) Floridas joining the Thirteen Colonies.

As the title implies, how possible can it be for either East or West Florida (or both) to join the Patriot's side?
 
Depends on when your POD is and what it entails. West Florida is far more likely than East Florida as WF had much better population than EF. A POD can try to increase that population with more (sympathetic) settlers, and combine that with victories in the area after the rebellion breaks out. Invitation to the Florida colonies to the continental congress were in fact sent out but never responded to OTL. (I don't know if it was because they were declined or never made it to their destination)

Note that plausible victories in the area will probably require the assistance or at least co-belligerence of Spain after they entered the war against Britain. (Spain was never a direct US ally just an ally of France against Britain) this happen in OTL but of course Spain got to keep the Floridas post war. There would need to be enough rebel or neutral Anglo population to make this problematic, and even then, this could create a sore point between Spain and the fledgling US.
 
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