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I know there is a general consensus that the likelihood of an American revolution is greatly reduced if the French retain control of Canada/Quebec after the Seven Years War.
Despite this, Quebec and the Quebec Act were only one of the issues, so let's go with a situation where:
France cedes all claims south of the Great Lakes and the 45th parallel at the end of the Seven Years' War (roughly OTL's Canada/U.S. Border)
Pontiac's rebellion and the British financial problems still exist so the run up to the ARW is roughly similar in British North America
there are no major changes in France or European politics
the rebellion happens roughly on OTL's schedule
So how does a French Quebec affect the strategy of the major players?
The Americans have a secure flank and no need for a Quebec expedition. Does this help them in Boston? Montgomery might survive. Arnold might not get his first injury.
The British now have to watch the North, do they fortify Albany and Lake Champlain (Ticonderoga) early or keep them fortified in the 1760s? Can they go for a Southern Strategy much earlier, at least until the French join in? Could the British deal with another front in Quebec? Do you think this would help internal public support for the war or would the British government collapse under the strain. Would they be happy to re-take Albany and sit on the defensive there?
Do the French openly support the Americans from the beginning as in OTL. Would they still wait until the American can show a battlefield victory? When they do join do they do the usual invasion along the Champlain/Hudson Valley? Could the French afford another land theatre or would that cause their finances to collapse earlier.