Defense+Issues

=__Defense Issues in BNA __=

__﻿ __ In the mid 1850s, Britain began to remove troops from where they had been stationed all over the world. With steam-powered ships, it was possible to send troops overseas more quickly than ever before. So to save money, they decided to keep only a small defence force in the colonies (BNA) and to ship troops rapidly from Britain if it was needed. From 1854 to 1856, Britain was involved in the Crimean War in Russia and sent many of troops there. This caused there to be even fewer troops in British North America, where Britain felt the threat of war was slim. This made BNA feel very insecure - how could the colonies defend themselves if they were invaded? There were too many colonies in BNA to join together and create a single defence strategy.

The Fenian Raids


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= Manifest Destiny =





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