What if Canada revolted against Britain?

What if the revolutionary leaders lived in Canada instead of the US and caused Canada to revolt while the US remained a Dominion of the Crown?
 
Given that population of Canada is - and was - much lower than that of the 13 colonies, the rebellion in Canada would have been quelled. Consequently, all of British North America would have become a Dominion - or rebelled later.
 
Indeed while the British had to fight up the entire Atlantic Seaboard to cover the13 colonies, all the Brits would have to do in Canada would be to sail/march down the St. Lawrence and BAM-BAM-BAM.
 
There has to be a reason to rebel. Quebec won't because they like the idea of a master an ocean away rather than right next door. Nova Scotia is odd, republicanism just didn't take there, plus the huge Halifax garrison didn't help. And there weren't enough people in Ontario to really matter at this point.
 
Is there any chance that a British government attempting to intervene in the US Civil war would cause deep dissension in Canada?
 

archaeogeek

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Is there any chance that a British government attempting to intervene in the US Civil war would cause deep dissension in Canada?

There were canadian volunteers on both sides, the majority on the union side.
Also there were revolts in the province of Canada, they were just quelled and required the governor ordering the bishop of Quebec to basically threaten excommunication on the revolters.
And Ontario at this point didn't exist, part of it was four counties of the province of Quebec and its population was french, metis and native. The majority of the territory was Hudson Bay company hunting grounds.
 
The only chance "canada" had at a successful rebellion would have been with the ARW. no way and not enough people and no way after 1800 -1900 the british empire was gonna make the same mistake twice in North America.

It just would have been curb stomp after curb stomp... i mean come on .. the total population of Canada at the time was like what? 70k including the dogs, cats and the horses for the mounties?

Canada is vast nothingness.. kinda like Russia with out the drama.. :D
 

archaeogeek

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The only chance "canada" had at a successful rebellion would have been with the ARW. no way and not enough people and no way after 1800 -1900 the british empire was gonna make the same mistake twice in North America.

It just would have been curb stomp after curb stomp... i mean come on .. the total population of Canada at the time was like what? 70k including the dogs, cats and the horses for the mounties?

Canada is vast nothingness.. kinda like Russia with out the drama.. :D

At the time of the ARW, the province of Quebec had over 200k people. The US average or slightly above it.
Nova Scotia had about 100k. Under the US average.
Newfoundland more or less 20k. It was a new colony, having been cyclically settled and abandoned because it was until then only seen as good for seasonal fishing (despite claims by the province of being the oldest colony in Canada; yeah, if you consider a hut that's empty 75% of the year to be "a permanent settlement")

There was also a liberal revolution in 1837-1838 which was indeed curbstomped in both Lower and Upper Canada after a few token victories by the rebels around Montreal and York.

Seriously if you're going to comment on the implausibility of an uprising happening, maybe you should check the history of the region: uprisings happened.
 
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Seriously if you're going to comment on the implausibility of an uprising happening, maybe you should check the history of the region: uprisings happened.

I never said uprising didn't happen.. I was commenting on the idea of them being successful.. Actually 1837 was successful on the basis that it did create reforms and set the stage for the Constitution acts of 1867.

and my population figures were for 1800 .. not 1863... by which time Canada was well on its way to Nationhood. Red River and all.. and most of the population was and remains along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence sea way to he Ocean.. notable exceptions being Provincial Capitals and Ottawa.

Every nation has its crisis moments..
 

archaeogeek

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I never said uprising didn't happen.. I was commenting on the idea of them being successful.. Actually 1837 was successful on the basis that it did create reforms and set the stage for the Constitution acts of 1867.

and my population figures were for 1800 .. not 1863... by which time Canada was well on its way to Nationhood. Red River and all.. and most of the population was and remains along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence sea way to he Ocean.. notable exceptions being Provincial Capitals and Ottawa.

Every nation has its crisis moments..

ARW, not ACW.
 
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