Original sentence: However, the term is most often taken as an insult.In Canada, "the 51st state" (or sometimes "the Maple Leaf state") is an emotional trigger phrase generally used in such a way as to imply that Canada is, in some way, not a soverign state so much as culturally and politically similar client state of the United States.The reaction is not without historical basis, going as far back as the American invasion of Canada during the American Revolution and the failure of the American government to act promptly to limit the Fenian raids
Edited sentence: However, the term is more often used as an insult, intended to deride Canada, or make it appear as an unimportant or inconsequental neighbor of the United States.In Canada, "the 51st state" (or sometimes "the Maple Leaf state") is an emotional trigger phrase generally used in such a way as to imply that Canada is not an independant, soverign nation so much as culturally and politically similar client state of the United States.The implication is not without historical basis, going as far back as the American invasion of Canada during the American Revolution and the failure of the American government to act promptly to limit the Fenian raids