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Originally posted by Pike1483
And RACooper, I'm not a history buff, so please explain how the war of 1812 was terrorism against Canada.
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The US declared war on the UK obsentively over the seizure of US seamen by British naval vessels during the Napoleonic War. Since an attack on the UK wasn't feasible the US attacked Upper and Lower Canada (present day Quebec and Ontario)... it was during these "attacks" that the burning of civilian population centre's was commited by US Militia units (not NY though, they refused to cross the border), as the people were labeled "traitors" because many were Loyalists that fled the US during the War for Indepence or shortly after; further natives were slaughtered out of hand: men, women, children... British and Canadian units retaliated at the end of the war by burning Washington and the White House.