The Unionist victory was however short lived. The greed driven ambition of the northern industrial barons was their undoing. The 1871 Paris incident crippled the Britsh Empire, unable to support its overseas dominions, the United States capitalized on the confusion and attempted to seize the remaining Canadian provinces. The 1871 elections voiced the dissatisfaction of the confederacy, Unionist attempts to suppress the will of the people resulted in confrontation.
Unable to conduct a war on two fronts, the United States crumbled before the righteous fury of the confederacy, ultimately pissed to the peace table to negotiate a truce.
Canada, while technically under the dominion of the United States, is far from a subjugated nation
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