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Often we see threads about a big USA after the American revolutionary war, including all of Canada; somethimes it is less ambitious and only includes the Maritimes or part of Ontario.
Another often seen scenario is America losing the the war and becoming a British Dominion.
Hardly ever we seen the other possibility of the USA gaining independence while the British do better, so we get a smaller USA. So what is the smallest USA possible after the ARW without balkanising it. So is it possible for the British to keep a large part of Maine, keeping the south etc? Or is the OTL USA the smallest possible independent USA?
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