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Hereby I propose a variant of the excellent, award-winning "Dominion of Southern America" TL by Glen:

Let's assume (PoD 1) that Britain performs slightly better in the closing phase of the French and Indian War and at the peace table, so it gets Florida and Cuba in 1763.

Let's also assume (PoD 2) that talented British colonial statesman Guy Carleton is made governor of South Carolina, while a much less able man is named governor of Quebec. As a result, Carleton is able to win concessions from the British Parliament that keep South Carolina, Georgia, the Floridas, and Cuba mostly loyal to the British Crown, while unrest in Quebec keeps growing as in the other colonies.

Therefore, a version of the Quebec Act is passed that unites Labrador (but not the Indian Reserve) with Quebec, but gives no concessions to the Catholics of the province. As a result, Quebec and Nova Scotia join the American Revolution.

The American Revolutionary War unfolds much like OTL, given the necessary strategic differences, and in the end, the 13 colonies (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Virginia) win their independence, while British North America ends made up of South Carolina, Georgia, the Floridas, Cuba, and the British West Indies. The territory between the Mississippi and the Appalachian mountains is divided between America and Britain at the 35° Parallel North (close to the southern border of Tennessee).








The American states soon evolve from the faulty Articles of Confederation to the much sturdier US Constitution, which is mostly similar to OTL except the Bill of Rights forbids to establish an official religion or language for the United States and bans excessive punishments, and the Congress is empowered to give economic subsidies.

How do you deem this North America would evolve, in comparison both to OTL and to Glen's TL ?

Specifically, how is an USA most likely to evolve, economically, socially, and politically, that is made up of Canada, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, and the Upper South, and a BSA (British Southern America) that is made up of the Deep South, Cuba, and the British Caribbean ?

Where would the US capital end up ?

How long would slavery endure in the USA ?

Is the USA going to ally with Britain in the Napoleonic Wars and win a peaceful purchase of Rupert's Land and partition of Lousiana on the 35° line, or would we see a repetition of the *War of 1812, and if yes, what would be its outcome ? A status quo stalemate, or the USA would manage to win additional chunks of BNA while the UK is mostly tied up in fighting Napoleon ?

It is assumed that one way or another, regardless of the *War of 1812's outcome, the USA keeps its 1783 territory and eventually ends up in possession of Rupert's Land, Columbia-Oregon, and at least the portion of Louisiana that is north of the 35° line, by conquest or peaceful purchase. It is far too troublesome for the UK (and France) to defend the above against American penetration.

Assuming BSA survives the *War of 1812, if it occurs at all, and that Texas ends up a part of BSA, one way or another, what would be the US stance in the inevitable Slaver Rebellion that shall occur in BSA when the UK abolishes slavery ? Do they remain neutral, or intervene ?
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