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  2. Movements for the annexation of Canada to the United States

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    [29] [30] During an appearance on Fox News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford humorously referred to the situation as former U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt at revenge for the War of 1812 (which took place before Canada's independence), and that he might still harbor a 212-year-old grudge over the burning of the White House by British forces. [31]

  3. List of active separatist movements in North America

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    Cascadia. Cascadia. Proposed state: Republic of Cascadia Advocacy group: Cascadia Department of Bioregion [3] [4] [5] Western Canada. Western Canada. Proposed state: West Canada (includes Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan as well as (sometimes) Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut)

  4. History of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where by 1860, 47% of the population was enslaved. Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, joining the Confederate States of America. New Orleans, the largest city in the entire South at the time, and strategically important port city, was taken by Union troops on April 25, 1862.

  5. Secessionist movements of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Independence flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland Tricolour.. There is a secessionist movement in Newfoundland and Labrador based on its unique history, and as a result of its grievances and broken promises with both the federal government and the government of Quebec.

  6. Louisiana officials are blocked from enforcing the law under a temporary injunction that the state will now try to appeal. The law signed by Governor Jeff Landry earlier this year — the first of ...

  7. Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. [1]

  8. The dollar will stay strong if the world keeps ‘shoveling all ...

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    The booming U.S. stock market will help keep the dollar expensive as global investors pour money into America, a foreign exchange strategist said. But the politics of any trade deals that the ...

  9. Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762) - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on November 3, 1762, was a secret agreement of 1762 in which the Kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain.The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War in North America, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, which confirmed British control of Canada.