blame Canada

[eestlinc]

Did you know that when the US first formed in 1777 during the revolutionary war, as part of the Articles of Confederation, we offered Canada the chance to join the US? Apparently by the time the Constitution got written ten years later our northern neighbors had politely declined the invitation

Comments

[doomgaze]

Those bastards.

[one_winged_bee]

my vote would have made the difference.

[wupperware]

but with slavery, the underground railroad wouldn't be able to lead escaping slaves to a different country, just farther north in the same country. :/

[citizenbleys]

Can you really blame us for not wanting to join the USA?

[eestlinc]

no, and especially not in 1777 since the British were in the middle of trying to kill us and we had no government.