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== "States 51-60" ==
 
Contrary to popular belief, [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]] is not, and never has been, part of the United States. Not that that's stopped Americans from trying to change that; the U.S. invaded Canada in 1775 during the [[The American Revolution|Revolution]], in 1812 during the [[The War of 1812]] (Canadians have never forgotten about this, especially when British troops burned Washington D.C. in reprisal), unofficially during the Canadian rebellion of 1837 and 1838 (by a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] dedicated to removing the British Empire from North America), unofficially again by another ragtag bunch of Irish-Americans called the Fenian Society from 1866 to 1871 (in protest of Britain's domination of Ireland), and by [[Michael Moore]] and [[John Candy]] in the 1995 movie ''[[Canadian Bacon]]''.
 
The original document that created the United States, the "Articles of Confederation" had a provision that allowed Canada to be admitted automatically if it requested it. They never did take advantage of the offer.
 
The original document that created the United States, the "Articles of Confederation" had a provision that allowed Canada to be admitted automatically if it requested it. They never did take advantage of the offer (or, as Canadians see it, choose to rebel against the Crown).
 
== Non-State Portions of the United States ==