A better comparison would be the formation of Canada, or better yet: the Quebec referendum to separate from Canada (put to a vote of the people, but narrowly lo

A better comparison would be the formation of Canada, or better yet: the Quebec referendum to separate from Canada (put to a vote of the people, but narrowly lost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_referendum,_1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_referendum,_1995)