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I don't think that would work; 89% of Canada is owned by the Crown. I doubt the Crown would allow even a substantial fraction of Canada to be sold to America.
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
I don't think that would work; 89% of Canada is owned by the Crown. I doubt the Crown would allow even a substantial fraction of Canada to be sold to America. It's not as though they're strapped for cash, so what's in it for them?
- jeffbee 4y agoAlaska was owned by the Tsar of Russia and they sold us Alaska. Who knows what kind of deal could have been struck with the Saxe-Coburg despot.
- gnu8 4y agoLeading me to ask, was the land not offered to the UK or were they not interested?
- jeffbee 4y agoRussia viewed America as an irrelevant overseas novelty, which was probably correct at that time. Britain was their great rival. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Game