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So, I've been checking out some TLs that had Quebec join the Independence efforts of the 13 colonies (and even becoming part of the Union), and I can't help but ponder how plausible it might be...

I can see Quebec fighting for Independence if the Quebec act doesn't pass and/or the Brits decide to be stupid and further reppress the former French colony, but from then, what? The Anti-Catholic rethoric of the Great Awakening might means the Quebeçoians/Canadiens may not feel welcome by their Southern neighboors. Also, would they be willing to accept a Republican form of goverment? On a book on US History made by British historian Paul Johnson, he stated that the French-speaking Canadiens were not only staunch Roman Catholics, but rabid monarchists who saw the embodiment of Atheism on the Republic, and who felt the French Republic was an abomination, and Napoleon anything from a mere usurper and false king to an Antichrist figure, which further ensured that the US-Americans would get nothing from them but rejection and violence, as fears of imposition of Protestantism were ever too present.

So... Any thoughts on the issue? I greatly appreciate any input!
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