Annexation Assignment

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For this assignment, students will assess the historical significance of annexationist threats posed to Canada by American entities (e.g. groups, individuals, institutions, etc.) before the twentieth century and answer this question: why was Canada able to avoid being absorbed by the United States before 1900in other words, why didnt Canada become part of America? In completing these tasks, students must consider the annexation-related dimensions of at least three of the following topics, each of which occurred during the hundred-year span between the 1770s and the 1870s: the American Revolutionary War; the War of 1812; the Oregon Boundary dispute; and era of the United States Civil War and Canadian Confederation (i.e. 1860s-70s).