Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Why do the American history books teach false information?

I read the Americans history just to find out more about some of the wars they had. The war in 1812 all it said was there was a war between Britain and the U.S. and it spilt into Canada.


In everyone else's history books, it states that after the Americans won the war of Independence they wanted to take over Canada because it was such a huge area of land. The British, French, and some of the natives fought against them; we won mainly because Laura Secord warned the British that the Americans were planning a surprise attack in the night. Naturally there attack failed and the Americans lost tons of soldiers as well as the war. The people who fought for Canada (British and French soldiers) remained in Canada, and are our ancestors. The first Canadians pulverized the Americans and the Americans to this day won't admit to it, how childish.


If the Americans won the war, then Canada wouldn't exist. I can't trust anything they say in their history books, I can't believe how much time I wasted on them.Why do the American history books teach false information?
nobody spends much time on the wars they lost because it becomes a list of failures.





When you read a history book about your country, (Not specifically Canada, but any country) what you are basically reading is propaganda.





That's why it's important to read the history of other countries and your own thru the eyes of more than your own country. Russia, Japan and the US were all involved in WW II. All three versions of that war are vastly different. About all they agree on are that certain battles were fought on certain dates. The whys and hows are as different as day and night.





And you didn't waste your time. You may not have found what you were looking for, but you learned something else, didn't you? All reading pays off in some way at some time.Why do the American history books teach false information?
Interesting. You are right in that American history doesn't tell us we invaded Canada. It does mention that the UK was seizing American sailors off our ships and making them serve in the British navy. I understood that was one of the underlying causes of the war.





Oh, and the Battle of New Orleans was fought after the treaty was signed. Communication was slow.
It's true. However you forgot about the Canadian partisans. It wasn't British or French soliders that marched to Washington after the Americans lit York (Toronto) a blaze. It was Canadian militia who marched to Washington and lit the White House on fire in retailiation.
Guess what. You're right. Every time we've tried to invade Canada, we've gotten our butts handed to us, leaving you free to come up with that amazing Canadian addition to world cuisine: french fries with curds.





Grats on that.
';What is true depends on one's point of view'; - Obi-wan Kenobi.





To put it another way, NEVER rely on just one point of view when reading history.
good for you sassy





About time someone did this





well done
You oversimplify the war.





There were certainly many in the U.S. who wanted to take over some Canadian territory, and the war began when the U.S. invaded Canada. However, the British wanted a neutral Indian state in the area that is now Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, and they failed at that. Also, the war war fought in the south, such as Barbados and New Orleans, which had nothing to do with Canada.





The U.S. was also concerned about pressing its citizens into labor on British ships, a practice that ended because of the war.





Both Canada and the United States felt like they had gained a victory in the war.

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