Just to stir the pot a bit, on my recent trip to England, I talked to some locals who knew very little about American history.

I've said it before and will again. Probably the main reason for our ignorance of Canada is the fact that, Canada, unlike us, has a habit of staying home and minding their own business. They dont go pushing other people around and "kicking up a rough". Hey, you wanna be recognized? Invade some foriegn country. Guaranteed to get you into the newspapers.