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The colonies were an ocean away during the age of sail. I imagine things would have turned out quite differently if Britain was on our southern border.
by conover 14y ago
The colonies were an ocean away during the age of sail. I imagine things would have turned out quite differently if Britain was on our southern border.
- kibwen 14y agoYou don't even need to imagine! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 Though I'm not sure whether this supports or refutes your point... because we did start to get along pretty swimmingly once it was all over.