Mar 03
Congress comes to the aid of Maine
In a now-obscure border dispute known as the Aroostook War, Maine government officials believed that British lumberjacks had invaded U.S. soil by logging timber in the Aroostook Valley. So they sent a land agent to evict the lumberjacks. After British officials arrested the agent, the Governor of Maine asked the Federal Government for assistance. Congress responded on March 3, 1839, with this Public Law authorizing 50,000 soldiers and $10,000,000 to answer the emergency.
An Act Giving the President of the United States Additional Powers for the Defense of the United States, 03/03/1839
Huh. I’ve never heard of this.
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fuck yeah maine the only state to declare war
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A lumberjack invasion! That’s serious business!
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Huh. I’ve never heard of this.
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Lumberjacks. Terrifying.
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50,000 soldiers and $10,000,000 to take care of a couple of Canadian lumberjacks. Guess 1814 must have spooked them...
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I was just talking about the Aroostook War yesterday!
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History they never teach you in school: The Day the Lumberjacks Attacked
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Today’s
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