Talk:Aroostook War

message: I changed Lt Governor -> Governor in the passage below, since pre-confederation provinces were headed by Governors rather than Lt Governors:
"The journal entries of the newly appointed Lt Governor of New Brunswick record the destruction and comments that New Brunswick's survival would depend on the vast forests to the west (the area disputed with the United States)"Chignecto (talk) 19:36, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lt Governor -> Governor

message: A map would be good for this page, can anybody add one.  Awiseman 20:54, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The map you uploaded is in violation of copyright. Removed. — Saxifrage ✎ 00:41, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ok, can somebody add a map that isn't in violation of copyright? --Awiseman 07:20, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Let me track down some old research I did for a paper on this subject. I think I might have a map from a government source or something past copyright date. Zessa (talk) 20:43, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Map?

message: What was the war actually about?
:Mostly it was a border dispute that was solved by diplomacy rather than warfare. It was also a step in the direction of the English crown recognizing and dealing with the US as a sovereign nation. At least, that's what my paper was about LOL. Zessa (talk) 20:45, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Ideas

message: I've added a reference  from Google Books, I only used it for a single item of information but there is a lot of other information there.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 00:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reference

message: I have assessed this as Start Class, as it contains more detail and organization than would be expected of a Stub, but requires many more references and inline citations. I have assessed this as mid importance, as it did define part of the boundaries of present-day Canada. Cheers, CP 16:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WP:CANADA Assessment

message: Apparently this conflict involved the Korean peninsula, Calhoun of Britain, and was solved by local whores (probably among other things I haven't read yet). I have no idea what to edit it back to, so I leave it to someone more knowledgeable. --66.66.212.182 (talk) 09:04, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: Whoever wrote this had a few bits and pieces of the story, didn't know what some of the terms and places meant, didn't check all the dates and just fudged it.  As someone who grew up there, knows the history, places, and events, I don't know what to say but let's scrap this article and start over again.  I never heard of the name "Pork and Beans War" in my life.  I don't know how a 30 year dispute was "quickly" settled.  Where do you get the idea of a secret propaganda campaign?  Violent lumberjacks?  A Massachusetts Land Agent "returned" to Fredericton?  "Brayons" was an insult.  The "République du Madawaska" was a name made up over a century after the fact.  The "John Baker flag" was actually used as the model for the "République du Madawaska" flag being sold today.  Yes, John Baker flew a flag, but it was NOT the Stars and Stripes.  It was a design of his own making.  Only after the British agent asked him what that flag was, and he replied that he was an American, THEN the British arrested him.  Where do you get the idea that we fled into the woods?  Quebec claimed Madawaska?  New Brunswick, yes, but Quebec?  There are a bunch of unproven stories here, often repeated, but I've never seen evidence to prove them.  So in the end, us, um, [another word for donkeys] lost and we're "reaping the benefits" of being split in half?  What benefits?  Being hassled by Customs when Canada and the U.S. are having trouble negotiating an environmental treaty?  Or whatever one side or the other is upset about today?  If you can remember the potato blockade, you're probably qualified to rewrite this article.  And yes, you MUST be able to complete the line "Tout chante ici ... " and spell her name correctly.  If you don't understand either of the last two sentences, then you clearly don't know who we are, or what our history is.  And remember, a one book American history published by the likes of Houghton Mifflin, is NOT going to be your best reference.  However, a recent publication specifically on the "war" itself, by a local author, THAT would be a good starting point.  Go to any library in the Valley, you WILL find books there that tell the real story without insulting anyone.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.154.148 (talk) 13:22, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wow!  This article needs total replacement. 

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message: I am changing the phrase "killed by enemy bears" to "killed by bears." Argentine84 (talk) 19:00, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bears 

message: This says it was the last serious confrontation between the US and UK. The Pig War of 1859 is surely quite similar? It also saw armed confrontation and was eventually resolved by a border treaty awarding the San Juan islands to the US. Neither was serious, but if this counts as ‘serious’ why doesn’t that? At the very least this should be clarified. Other than that I’ll change it. Harsimaja (talk) 00:48, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last serious conflict? 

message: This term was questioned. I added one reference to the article - here are some other references that use the term.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Madawaska War