What if Canada revolted instead of the thirteen colonies?

Gets immediately crushed by British and American forces; remembered as the last gasp of French-Canadians against their inevitable displacement/absorption.
 
It gets crushed and the Canadians expelled to somewhere. I guess Spanish Louisiana like they did the Acadians.
 
I’d imagine one effect would be a larger New England, as the geographically closest population moves northwards to emptied provinces. Beyond that, I always think the most interesting effect of the US not revolting is the inevitable pivot of British Politics towards America as the population grows. The question is whether there would truly be desire for dominion on the part of the US when over time they would by no means be neglected as the most important home part of the empire, full of English speaking white people.
 
Presumably, this is 'french Canada' ruled by Britain.

Timeframe? Right after French and Indian War is going to be most likely. Lower 13 aren't completely pissed at mother country, and the French don't want to be part of the British Empire.

They don't have the population to rebel straight up, so it has to be a guerrilla affair. Britain is pretty worn out at this point, so they might be war weary enough to give in. Lower 13 aren't going to be gung ho to travel north just to quell a rebellion (Frenchmen remain, but France is gone, and an independent Canada poses no threat), antd won't be happy to pay for it, so don't count on them too much.

Ultimately, Britain has the capability to quash it, but a determined effort by the French Canadians would make it interesting.

Effects on the lower 13? It gives Britain something to do with leftover officers/troops, so it removes that irritant from the colonies. It shows the lower 13 that resistance is futile. Northern states, New York especially, will benefit from selling supplies, so they'll be happy for a while. But, the lower 13 will be put out by the effort (taxes, manpower) and that'll be a major irritant. It would certainly change the dynamics of the situation that led to revolution.
 
The Canadien population is too small for them to declare independence, but also probably too large for the British to consider expulsion. The British had in any event agreed to respect their rights under the 1763 peace so that probably is not going to be considered anyway.

Most likely, this is resolved similar to OTL - neither the British nor Canadiens benefit from an extended conflict. The British want peace and the Canadiens want to continue their lives as they were pre-conquest. And then people in the 13 colonies probably get upset by this, as in OTL.

For a serious Canadien attempt at independence, they need a larger population in 1760 - though they may not get conquered then, either.
 
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