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I'm not too familiar regarding the local balance of power in early/mid 19th century between the USA and British Canada, but if the US had external factors limiting their expansion westward (e.g. Mississipi Basin heavily settled by the Spanish, or First Nations still densely populating the Midwest), then would they consider going for neighbouring Canadian territories such as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia? And would they be in capacity to annex them?

I guess the War of 1812 would be a key opportunity for this, and in that sense, with the West being off-limits, would the US have seen this war as a major possibility of expansion/conquest?

Otherwise, would there have been other opportunities further down in the 19th century?
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