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American politicians and capitalists realized how valuable the western half of the continent before British Canada did and they acted on it. If you look as the
by briga 4y ago
American politicians and capitalists realized how valuable the western half of the continent before British Canada did and they acted on it. If you look as the west coast it’s mostly American coast, it’s kind of surprising that Americans didn’t just take it all when you think about it
- mixmastamyk 4y agoThey've got plenty, and it's not like the US is big commercial shipping country. Not even a factor really.
- refurb 4y agoThey did. The US’ Oregon Territory went well above the 49th parallel (current US/Canada border on the West coast), in fact all the way to where Alaska is today (southern most point on the coast). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_boundary_dispute https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_boundary_dispute
- goodcanadian 4y agoWell, they didn't, though. They certainly claimed it as did the British. However, when the dust settled, we got the border we have today.
- refurb 4y agoYour argument is that we have the border we have today? I know!
- goodcanadian 4y agoMy argument is that the U.S. never really held the Oregon territory that they claimed (nor did the British, for that matter).