A Canadian Lesson On The War Of 1812 (1 Viewer)

Wellington - thanks, very interesting - and amusing!!!!!:D I never knew that the Canadian and British forces actually burned the Whitehouse!!!!:confused: I wonder why we never were taught that?
 
Speaking of Canada, If I am not mistaken, they are having a major defense build-up for the new 'cold war'--the competition for the thawing north pole and the resources beneath it.
 
Man have things changed since the War of 1812 - hahahahahahaha :p
 
You know, Canada could use Texas as the good example and be annexed by the US. Then we could make a super-nation.:D
 
Here's a question: did the US annex Texas, or did Texas annex the US? Hm...;)
 
I don't believe I ever seen a real Canadian. Wait, maybe those Americans I met during the summer with Canadian flags on their shirts were actually Canadians...:D:p:D
Sorry.

What is your opinion of the latest Canadian defense budget increase, for arctic sovereignty and all? Is it a popular move among the Canadian people? Just curious.
For some reason, our news completely ignores Canada, which makes no sense to me, seeing as how you border us!
 
Well, ppl here seem to be divided about it, at least where I live. Pretty much 50% for, 50% against. Again this is just my own area, probaly changes depending on where you live. Also, I agree with you on the ignoring part, most Americans seem to be completely clueless on who their neighbours are. :)
 
Col.Pickle said:
Well, ppl here seem to be divided about it, at least where I live. Pretty much 50% for, 50% against. Again this is just my own area, probaly changes depending on where you live. Also, I agree with you on the ignoring part, most Americans seem to be completely clueless on who their neighbours are. :)
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We have neighbours???:confused::p
 
Now, in defense of our friend from the 51st State, I have to say that Mr. Fishead has no right to make Canada comments--you're closer to Canada than I am to my own state's coast! (New Englanders and their tiny states with names I can't spell...:mad:)

The thing that is remarkable to me is that everyone everywhere seems to know a lot about Mexico (and that's everywhere I travel or have lived, not just Texas) but no one knows anything about Canada except that their dollars are lower value than ours (which apparently isn't true anymore (but we still win because our prices are lower;))).

Was Canada not affected by the various burdens that the British put on the thirteen future US colonies? Why did Canada not rebel, too? I would guess it was because they were just taken from the French?
They teach us nothing about Canada in school.
 
We Know...our Schools Teach Us That......the Us Is More Interrested In Their Enemies Than There Friends That Border Them...strange...much Rather Have You Guys In The Lime Light Then Us Anyhow. I've Met A Few People In The States Who Haven't Even Heard Of Abraham Lincoln!!! And Thats No Joke...

Wellington
 
Tex said:
...Why did Canada not rebel, too? I would guess it was because they were just taken from the French?
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In 1763, Louis XV gave up New France (occupied since 1760) and Acadia (occupied since 1755 and the Acadians were already deported since 8 years at the time of the Traité de Paris. It is useless to say that there was nobody there to rebel against Great Britain).

As far as New france was concerned, the majority of the population was living in burgs, acting as farmers. They never saw a British soldier during all their lives.

After the failure of the politics deriving from the Proclamation Royale de 1763 and the agitation in the colonies in New England, the British government had the smartness to vote l'Acte de Québec (1774) which gave back to the French Canadians some French laws in use before the conquest, ensured the right of the French Canadians to practice their religion and abolished the obligation to disavow the Catholic religion, recognized the role of the Catholic elite and gave the right to the clergy to realize the tithe and finally extended the territory, by adding to the province of Quebec, the areas of the Great Lakes, Ohio and Labrador.

Accordingly, the clergy and the seigneurs took position in favor of Great Britain and the good men of the people followed.

After the AWI, about 7 000 Loyalists found refuge in the province of Quebec and in 1791, the Great Britain passed l'Acte constitutionnel. The result was the creation of the Bas-Canada (province of Quebec) and the Haut-Canada (which will become the province of Ontario).

In 1837, there was a rebellion in the Bas-Canada (not even for the independance but to have more rights - everything was decided by London) and it was violently crushed by the army.

As a consequence of the rebellion, London passed l'Acte d'Union to unite the Bas and Haut-Canada for the purpose to assimilate the French Canadians by giving them less power than to the English Canadians but their plan failed.

And in 1867, Canada was created by l'Acte d'Amérique du Nord britannique. There was four provinces at that time: Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Pierre.
 
Thanks for the info! I think I vaguely remember hearing something about the rebellion in Bas-Canada years ago. How long did it last?

Also, I seem to recall reading that the Maritime Provinces were a somewhat autonomous unit from the rest of Canada for a time. Is this correct?

I've Met A Few People In The States Who Haven't Even Heard Of Abraham Lincoln!!!
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That is pathetic. When I was in Barcelona a few months ago, I got some cafe solo at a restaurant. I went to grab some sugar packets and found that some had a picture of Abraham Lincoln and a brief biography in Spanish printed on the back! Also featured were Martin Luther King, Jr,. and Ernest Hemingway (at least that one makes some sense)! Maybe if we did that in the US, people would not be as ignorant.
 
Tex,
It does not surprise me that many teenagers do not know our forefathers. We do not emphasis History in school and the teenagers are not interested in the past. We are not a society that truely values our customs and traditions with the exception of the military. It is a shame but a sad truth.
 
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