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by Meg is exhausted on February 9th, 2008
No, because we ignore Canada's existence as much as possible.
Unclench, Neighbors to the north! I'm just messing with ya!
I can't remember ever covering it in high school, but college/grad school is a different matter.
As far as I know,there have been real invasions of Canada by Americans in the past. During the Revolutionary War, General Benedict Arnold led a failed attack on Canada, and during the War of 1812 U.S. troops attacked Canadians several times, but were driven back. In 1839, Americans and Canadians met in a deadly confrontation over a border dispute… it cost the life of one American cow and a Canadian pig.
But perhaps you are talking about the "war plans" drawn up in the 20's and 30's. They weren't actual invasion plans so much as academic exercises in a War Department with too little to do in the 1920s and 30s.
by katydid15 on February 20th, 2008
In Canada, we of course studied the War of 1812. I was also aware of plans or outright acts of invasion during the American Revolutionary War, but was not formally taught that in school.
As for other plans to invade Canada, we were not taught that in school, but I have read a few newspaper articles about it.
by Ephraim on February 20th, 2008
Everyone in Canada learns about the War of 1812. (AKA How the US declared war and lost to Canada)
No significance is given to the plans that the US drew up in the 1920s for invading Canada. The plan was called crimson, but was part of the "red" plan, which had the intent of hurting Britain.
Not much is taught about the Feinian revolt of 1860 either, since it was more of a nuisance that a real threat.
by Scooter on February 9th, 2008
Thanks for the history lesson. I had no idea that was ever a possibility. Would you like to elaborate on these plans? I'm very interested in what would precipitate such action. And what the benefits would be for either country.
by Sandy14 on February 19th, 2008
In the War of 1812, the primary engagement was on Lake Erie. The famous quotation from Oliver Perry "We have met the enemy and they are ours" is from that. The border war noted in the earlier answer refers to the Aroostook "War". It was about the border between Maine and New Brunswick. It had to do with logging rights in the area. The Canadians would come down and log in Maine. It ended in 1842 with the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
And yes, this is taught in my junior high history classes.
by Someguy on February 9th, 2008
The US military has active plans to invade just about every country on the planet. We plan for everything. I am absolutely positive we have plans to invade Mexico, Canadia, Haiti, the UK, etc.
In US history classes, we teach the skirmishes between US and Canadia in the 1700s and 1800s.
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