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Why Canada Refused to Join the American Revolution

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Jeffers Lennox, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of “North of America: Loyalists, Indigenous Nations, and the Borders of the Long American Revolution”. Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Updated: August 6, 2026 Introduction In this interview: “It’s actually the other way. Nova Scotia asks to be invaded.” Watch this segment in the video below (37:49) Did Nova Scotia really asked to be invaded? If so, then why did George Washington refuse? And why did he invade Quebec instead – a campaign that ultimately […]