My American history may be off, but can we blame Alexander Hamilton for that? He wanted a strong relationship with Britain. Of note, part of the reason for the US Depression is the US used the powers of the Federal Reserve to save the UK from a massive outflow of its gold reserve. That resulted in a mild recession in the 30s for the UK and a major one for the US.
Wilson I believe sold you guys out in WWI.
Canada of course was Britain’s “bitch” in WWI and WWII. Without Canada, they would have been in big trouble.