Do you think we had the attitude that the British forts and/or any land within the States belonged to England on or after July 4, 1776?
And again I ask you, under what pretext did Lincoln invade Mississippi?
ML/NJ
Yes we did. There were a few fortifications that the British maintained control of for several years after the Revolutionary War. I suspect that this was largely due to the fledgling American nation recognizing the limits of their power - something that was tested again a few years later in 1812.
And again I ask you, under what pretext did Lincoln invade Mississippi?
I'm not sure where you're going with this...my recollection is that the first skirmish in Mississippi was when the rebs seized the fortifications at Ship Island, and the first engagement in Mississippi was when the union took it back.
Funny you should mention that.
The Revolution ended in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. The British didn't leave Fort Detroit until 1796, after Jay's Treaty was ratified, even though Detroit was in US Territory after the Revolution. Same thing with Fort Mackinac.
We didn't go to war with Britain over that, though. One reason was that Indians controlled the land US troops would have to cross to get to the forts, but still, we weren't as given to saber rattling as the secessionists were.
FWIW, Trudeau (and Cruz) don't appreciate the author's ripping off Moulson's "I am a Canadian" speech.