Texas fights a longer war for indepednece, gets the Rio Grande and everything north of it from the start. In the newly-created provinces of Saskatchewan and Athabasca, German-speakers are as common as English for a time.
Major settlement in Canada in the 1840s and 1850s, especially from Germany. However, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are used as Provincial names. The new Republic takes the name Acadia, rather than use the 'British' names. A far more mavor revolution in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia results in Independence. A tiny revolt in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia results in a complete British overreaction, including putting the colony's legislature on hold, among others. Later, Canada seizes Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company. The Republic of Canada is proclaimed, as a federal system between Ontario and New-France Provinces. The 1837 revolutions are far more sucessful. Also, the War lasts much longer and New England secedes. It also ends up with much of the Northern Louisiana Purchase. The United Kingdom does better in the War of 1812, annexes the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, which become the Province of Michigan. Alright, here's my take at the Map Challenge:
