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A Montreal minister lists "what constitutes the greatness and happiness of a nation:" the people's spirit, their education, "the political constitution under which they live" etc.
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Presidencies of the USJames Monroe assumed office as the 7th US Secretary of State #OTD in 1811. Listen to his special episode to learn more about the impact he had while serving in Madison's Cabinet during the War of 1812! #history #POTUS #Monroe #State #Warof1812 https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/satt-022-james-monroe/
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Fort Henry, Kingston ON
Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, was built during the War of 1812 to defend against American attacks. 🛡️ A National Historic Site, it offers a glimpse into Canada's military past. 🇨🇦 #Canada #FortHenry #Warof1812
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Henry_National_Historic_Site
1813 in Canada
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HMS Shannon defeats the USS Chesapeake, whose captain dies; with a cannon salute, six Royal Navy captains act as pallbearers to his grave
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18130708&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 3 of 3 (lefthand page, 4th column)
See also: The Shannon captain's description of the fight
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18131007&printsec=frontpage Pg. 2 of 2 (lefthand page, 3rd column)
A Chesapeake officer's description of the fight
https://archives.novascotia.ca/newspapers/archives/?ID=778&Page=201113103 (3rd column)
See also: USS Chesapeake
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/uss-chesapeake
1813 in Canada
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#Kahnawake, #Kanesatake, and #Akwesasne people are angry at not receiving support in their defeat of a large U.S. force
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269609
Pg. 2 (2nd column)
See also: Mohawk of the St Lawrence Valley
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mohawk-of-the-st-lawrence-valley
1813 in Canada
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"This revolution in our domestic economy was well worth a #war" - Thomas Jefferson says U.S. textiles are developed enough to exclude British imports
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-07-02-0005
See also: A U.S. politician's comment "that the Coal of Nova Scotia is worth to us as much as a seven years' war will cost!"
https://archives.novascotia.ca/newspapers/archives/?ID=800&Page=201113192 (3rd column bottom)
1813 in Canada
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A Halifax newspaper says "our affairs in Canada wear a more favorable aspect then [sic] we had a right to expect," the Lake Erie defeat notwithstanding
https://archives.novascotia.ca/newspapers/archives/?ID=796&Page=201113176
Pg. 3 (2nd column)
See also: Battle of Lake Erie (Battle of Put-in-Bay)
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-lake-erie-battle-of-put-in-bay
Procrastinators' Club showing up late to protest the War of 1812, Philadelphia, USA, 1966
1813 in Canada
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After listing the country's setbacks, a New England newspaper asks what "has the least tendency towards the accomplishment of the professed object of the #war"
https://archives.novascotia.ca/newspapers/archives/?ID=795&Page=201113171
Pg. 2 (3rd column)
See also: War of 1812 - Campaigns in Upper Canada (1813)
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-of-1812