Q. In 1812 when the British went down and burnt the Whitehouse and basically gave the Americans a good kick in the backside who attempted to invade British North America? The British basically saved Canada from American invasion and built Canada to look and run different much to Canadas advantage. The British have done so much good to Canada. Is that why so many Canadians respect and stick up for British people against Americans whenever I go online and in real life? What gift should Canada be offering to the British every year on the anniversary of the American 1812 invasion just to say a little "thanks" to the Brits?
A. *waves from Canada*
I think The War of 1812 is one of the least understood wars both at the time and ever since.
Common perception is the USA fought the war as their Independence was at risk citing Impressionment and the Brits screwing with US trade and trading partners as reasons.
Fact is however the practice of Impressionment [stopping US ships at sea and impressing US sailors into RN service] had all but died out by 1812. Also of note is the British had signed a declaration shortly before the war started abandoning the practice of messing with US trade.
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/alliesenemies/a/The-Treaty-Of-Ghent-1814.htm
One might wonder how these can be cited as reasons for the war then or now considering neither was mentioned as a cause in the US declaration of war.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/War_of_1812_senate_admts.htm
Also rather bizarre is the invasion of Canada by the USA.
Many seen to think the Brits arrive, plant a flag in our foreheads and suddenly we're all British subjects; it didn't work like that in Canada. Canadians elected our own leaders, we enacted and enforced our own laws - pretty much the only rule we had to follow was we couldn't create laws that would be detrimental or cause harm to Britain. That sounds more like an alliance than it does 'ruled over'.
Indeed the concept of Dominion as opposed to Colony is and was entirely lost on the USA.
DOMINION vs COLONIES
"several other self-governing colonies of the British Empire were considered dominions equal in status to Canada. Only one other country actually used the title 'Dominion ofâ¦' in its full name however; the Dominion of New Zealand. The British used 'dominion' in a generic context to refer to any colony that was more or less self-governing. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 the definition of dominion became lot more precise, with the British drawing a clear line of separation between what was a "dominion" and what was a "colony." From henceforth, a "dominion" was declared to be an independent country..."
http://www.filibustercartoons.com/dominion.htM
How noble is a fight for Independence, at the cost of your neighbors Independence.
Canada won the War of 1812, U.S. historian admits
"In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar Johns Hopkins University professor Eliot Cohen, a senior adviser to former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice writes in his just-published book Conquered Into Liberty that, âultimately, Canada and Canadians won the War of 1812.
'If the conquest of (Canada) had not been an American objective when the war began, it surely had become such shortly after it opened' Cohen argues in the book. 'Not only did the colony remain intact: It had acquired heroes, British and French, and a narrative of plucky defense against foreign invasion, that helped carry it to nationhood'"
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/27/canada-won-the-war-of-1812-u-s-historian-admits/
"What gift should Canada be offering to the British every year on the anniversary of the American 1812 invasion just to say a little "thanks" to the Brits?"
Well I wouldn't go so far as to suggest "the British basically saved Canada' since they were knee-deep in the Napoleonic Wars at the time which is why the USA made their land grab on Canada in the first place, I do like to consider it a group effort... but we do sent Queen Elizabeth II a beaver hat every year on her birthday and are proud members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
And if you're ever in my neighborhood I'll buy a round.
"Is that why so many Canadians respect and stick up for British people "
Absolutely not. I just happen to think they are cool people with trippy accents.
What's not to love.
I think The War of 1812 is one of the least understood wars both at the time and ever since.
Common perception is the USA fought the war as their Independence was at risk citing Impressionment and the Brits screwing with US trade and trading partners as reasons.
Fact is however the practice of Impressionment [stopping US ships at sea and impressing US sailors into RN service] had all but died out by 1812. Also of note is the British had signed a declaration shortly before the war started abandoning the practice of messing with US trade.
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/alliesenemies/a/The-Treaty-Of-Ghent-1814.htm
One might wonder how these can be cited as reasons for the war then or now considering neither was mentioned as a cause in the US declaration of war.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/War_of_1812_senate_admts.htm
Also rather bizarre is the invasion of Canada by the USA.
Many seen to think the Brits arrive, plant a flag in our foreheads and suddenly we're all British subjects; it didn't work like that in Canada. Canadians elected our own leaders, we enacted and enforced our own laws - pretty much the only rule we had to follow was we couldn't create laws that would be detrimental or cause harm to Britain. That sounds more like an alliance than it does 'ruled over'.
Indeed the concept of Dominion as opposed to Colony is and was entirely lost on the USA.
DOMINION vs COLONIES
"several other self-governing colonies of the British Empire were considered dominions equal in status to Canada. Only one other country actually used the title 'Dominion ofâ¦' in its full name however; the Dominion of New Zealand. The British used 'dominion' in a generic context to refer to any colony that was more or less self-governing. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 the definition of dominion became lot more precise, with the British drawing a clear line of separation between what was a "dominion" and what was a "colony." From henceforth, a "dominion" was declared to be an independent country..."
http://www.filibustercartoons.com/dominion.htM
How noble is a fight for Independence, at the cost of your neighbors Independence.
Canada won the War of 1812, U.S. historian admits
"In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar Johns Hopkins University professor Eliot Cohen, a senior adviser to former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice writes in his just-published book Conquered Into Liberty that, âultimately, Canada and Canadians won the War of 1812.
'If the conquest of (Canada) had not been an American objective when the war began, it surely had become such shortly after it opened' Cohen argues in the book. 'Not only did the colony remain intact: It had acquired heroes, British and French, and a narrative of plucky defense against foreign invasion, that helped carry it to nationhood'"
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/27/canada-won-the-war-of-1812-u-s-historian-admits/
"What gift should Canada be offering to the British every year on the anniversary of the American 1812 invasion just to say a little "thanks" to the Brits?"
Well I wouldn't go so far as to suggest "the British basically saved Canada' since they were knee-deep in the Napoleonic Wars at the time which is why the USA made their land grab on Canada in the first place, I do like to consider it a group effort... but we do sent Queen Elizabeth II a beaver hat every year on her birthday and are proud members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
And if you're ever in my neighborhood I'll buy a round.
"Is that why so many Canadians respect and stick up for British people "
Absolutely not. I just happen to think they are cool people with trippy accents.
What's not to love.
What would a person in china appreciate as a gift from Canada?
Q. So far, I am sending a friend in Taiwan these souviners from Canada:
postcard
loonie
toonie
vancouver 2010 merchandise
maple syrup
Beanie baby of moose or beaver
Does anyone else have any ideas for a 15 year old Taiwanese girl whose never been to Canada, shes my penpal.
postcard
loonie
toonie
vancouver 2010 merchandise
maple syrup
Beanie baby of moose or beaver
Does anyone else have any ideas for a 15 year old Taiwanese girl whose never been to Canada, shes my penpal.
A. I would suggest a Canadian flag, a Canadian tent and the picture of your Canadian brother... :)
Can I mail glowsticks to Canada from US?
Q. Is it okay to send glow sticks (bracelets actually) in a box full of other gifts to Canada from the US?
A. YES
It's not an ilegal item infact their sold in Canada as well
It's not an ilegal item infact their sold in Canada as well
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