The Annexation [of Canada] Bill of 1866
The Annexation Bill of 1866, introduced by Nathaniel Prentice Banks (though not passed).
Broader Manifest Destiny ideology and Republican expansionist sentiment after the U.S. Civil War
From Wikipedia:
The Annexation Bill of 1866 aimed to annex British North America, including the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East (Quebec), and Canada West (Ontario), as well as the territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan, and Columbia.
The bill authorized the President of the United States to, subject to the agreement of the governments of the British provinces, "publish by proclamation that, from the date thereof, the States of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East, and Canada West, and the Territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan, and Columbia, with limits and rights as by the act defined, are constituted and admitted as States and Territories of the United States of America." It provided for the admission of all the colonies and the purchase of the Hudson's Bay Company's lands for $10,000,000 (equivalent to $214,750,000 in 2024). The American government would assume public lands and state-owned bonds and the right to levy taxes and, in return, would take over provincial debts to the total of $85,700,000 (equivalent to $1,840,408,000 in 2024) and give an annual subsidy of $1,646,000 (equivalent to $35,348,000 in 2024) to the new states. In addition, the United States would connect Canada with the Maritimes by rail and spend $50,000,000 (equivalent to $1,073,750,000 in 2024) to complete and improve the colonial canal system.
Broader Manifest Destiny ideology and Republican expansionist sentiment after the U.S. Civil War
From Wikipedia:
The Annexation Bill of 1866 aimed to annex British North America, including the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East (Quebec), and Canada West (Ontario), as well as the territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan, and Columbia.
The bill authorized the President of the United States to, subject to the agreement of the governments of the British provinces, "publish by proclamation that, from the date thereof, the States of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East, and Canada West, and the Territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan, and Columbia, with limits and rights as by the act defined, are constituted and admitted as States and Territories of the United States of America." It provided for the admission of all the colonies and the purchase of the Hudson's Bay Company's lands for $10,000,000 (equivalent to $214,750,000 in 2024). The American government would assume public lands and state-owned bonds and the right to levy taxes and, in return, would take over provincial debts to the total of $85,700,000 (equivalent to $1,840,408,000 in 2024) and give an annual subsidy of $1,646,000 (equivalent to $35,348,000 in 2024) to the new states. In addition, the United States would connect Canada with the Maritimes by rail and spend $50,000,000 (equivalent to $1,073,750,000 in 2024) to complete and improve the colonial canal system.
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