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Why didn’t modern day Canada’s provinces join the 13 colonies in rebellion? Did the Provinces have the same status as the American colonies had? Did they simply choose not to rebel? Was Canada affected at all by the Intolerable Acts, or exempt because they were not as hostile towards the British?

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Why did Lincoln force the 13th Amendment through a lame duck congress when the makeup of the House would have been more favorable for Republicans once the new session started?

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Why didn’t modern day Canada’s provinces join the 13 colonies in rebellion? Did the Provinces have the same status as the American colonies had? Did they simply choose not to rebel? Was Canada affected at all by the Intolerable Acts, or exempt because they were not as hostile towards the British?	121
Why did Lincoln force the 13th Amendment through a lame duck congress when the makeup of the House would have been more favorable for Republicans once the new session started?	20