France and Britain had been arch enemies for centuries. New France (Quebec) was taken over by the British. Ben Franklin had a newspaper in Montreal. You’d think there’d be some influence and rationale for Quebec to secede from Britain and join the US during the war of independence, but it didn’t. Why not?
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Long story short… the US did send an invitation, but it was refused. The benefit the UK gave Quebec (could stay french and catholic) is one of the main reasson why the US wanted to separated to begin with. Look up the intolerable acts.
I don’t see why you would join someone revolting over the fact that you exist. And, looking at how the millions of french in Louisiana was forcibly assimilated… quebec picked the right team in the end.
US tried to take over quebec afterward and failed. They took control of montréal for a year, and the whole population revolted agaisnt them. They were defeated in Quebec city afterward.
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