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I had a question about a scenario I wanted to run by everyone. Let's say Quebec joined the Revolution, and is now part of the US. This includes all the territory they had surrounding the Great Lakes. Then, the Northwest Ordinance is passed, and they yield territory west of the Ottawa River for settlement. But now, Quebec does not pass the US Constitution, perhaps fearful of a stronger central government. Do they just 'lapse' and peacefully exit the Union here? Or does the passage by the other states forcefully draw Quebec into the new Constitution even if they don't pass it? Do they get de facto, if not de jure independence here?
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