Does anyone know the story of Canada? Did it ever seek independence from Great Britain? I know hardly anything at all about it.
There were a couple failed rebellions in the 1830's, but they were pretty well doomed from the start. Not like the American Revolution at all.
Canada's national ethos is Order, while the US national ethos is Liberty. Those different attitudes played a pretty big role as well when it came to any rebellion against the mother country. Canada was much more cautious and fearful of change when it came to the idea of throwing off British rule and going their own way.
The US threw caution to the wind and took a big gamble, as they felt that the potential Liberty gained would be worth the sacrifices.
