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I've begun thinking about how I am going to start out my new TL, and I thought that I should ask you guys if this is plausible or not.

What if, during the American Revolutionary War, sometime after 1778 (when France entered the war), Louis XVI is pushed by the French generals and nobles to launch an attack on Quebec? Also what if, the British did not care as much about their French subjects in Quebec, and never passed the Quebec Act that guaranteed the free practice of Catholic faith in Quebec? The Americans, who had already tried to invade Canada before, are unwilling to spare men to Quebec, so a large French army is assembled under one of the best French generals available. Under said general, the French attack their former colony and the local populace see the French as liberators, and since there is no Quebec Act, the people have no reason to support the British. The invasion is largely successful and by the end of the war, most of Quebec is occupied by the French, having defeated the British in a few decisive battles. At the end of the war, the French who single-handedly took Quebec, impose harsher terms against the British, leading to the return of Quebec.

Do you think this is plausible? If not, could you help me come up with a few ideas on how to make such a thing more plausible? Once again, thank you guys.
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