RE: Basic intelligence in America.(rant)
July 31, 2012 at 11:55 am
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2012 at 11:58 am by Shell B.)
Lots of people had slaves back then. It does not make Andrew Jackson less of a good leader. George Washington had slaves.
A Theist, I wonder if you knew that the Battle of New Orleans, which you seem to think changed the tides of the war, was fought after both sides had agreed to a treaty. Yeah, war was already over. The message just hadn't got to Jackson yet.
That is not true at all. They were struggling financially because they had themselves stretched so thin with France. It was a priority, particularly during the American Revolution. Letters between governors here and members of Parliament/the King there, make that pointedly clear. They just didn't have the resources. The same went for the War of 1812. They relied on the resources (people) of Canada to even get a "who knows who won?" on that one.
A Theist, I wonder if you knew that the Battle of New Orleans, which you seem to think changed the tides of the war, was fought after both sides had agreed to a treaty. Yeah, war was already over. The message just hadn't got to Jackson yet.
(July 31, 2012 at 11:12 am)Rhythm Wrote: I have to give a nod to the British in this as well, in the end, their troubles with the colonies just weren't worth as much as it cost them. If the British wanted to legitimately crush the States at any point in the first hundred years or so of their existence, if they were committed to doing so completely, they could have easily done so. I guess it just wasn't topping any lists of priorities.
That is not true at all. They were struggling financially because they had themselves stretched so thin with France. It was a priority, particularly during the American Revolution. Letters between governors here and members of Parliament/the King there, make that pointedly clear. They just didn't have the resources. The same went for the War of 1812. They relied on the resources (people) of Canada to even get a "who knows who won?" on that one.
