Quebec

Quebec was originally a French colony in the New World. It was conquered by the British in 1759 and became a province of Canada.

The majority of Quebecois are Catholic and speak French. Their religion and their language were marginalized by the Protestant, English-speaking Canadians.

Quebec in Southern Victory
Quebec generally resented its status under Canadian rule. The Quebecois were forced to serve in the Canadian Army, which was seen as representing Anglophone interests. This along with the historical grudge against Britain led to the creation of a sense of disaffection among Quebecois. After the United States overran most of the province in the Great War, Theodore Roosevelt exploited this disaffection by creating the Republic of Quebec.

The Republic was officially declared on April 15, 1917. It was immediately granted diplomatic recognition by all members of the Central Powers as well as neutral nations such as Italy and the Netherlands. The new republic had the same boundaries it did as a province of Canada. It was heavily influenced by United States. Quebecois troops were sent to occupy Canada while the United States prepared for the Second Great War. Quebec was neutral, but they helped the U.S. fight the Canadian rebellion during the war.

While the elder generations of Qubecois who were born Canadian were not completely comfortable with their nationhood and circumstances of their independence, the younger generations born as citizens of the Republic were quite happy as a sovereign nation.

Quebec in The Disunited States of America
Quebec was the one French-speaking country in North America

Quebec in "Elder Skelter"
The Republic of Quebec was one part of a Balkanized Canada. It launched an invasion of the Maritimes. The Prime Minister of the Maritimes called on the United States to arrange a cease-fire and a peace-keeping mission.