USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Between April 28 and 30, American troops carried out many acts of plunder. Some of them set fire to the buildings of the Legislative Assembly, and Government House, home to the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.

Detailed explanation-2: -Americans, who were rounding up prisoners near the fort were devastated by the explosion, which pelted debris through the air, wounding or killing over 200 Americans. Among the dead was General Pike, and as a result, vengeful Americans ransacked the town of York, burning public buildings and businesses.

Detailed explanation-3: -A ship, the Sir Isaac Brock, then under construction, was burned; the naval stores were destroyed; and the grand magazine at the fort was set on fire. This last act of defiance, later seen by the Americans as a deliberate, cruel trick, was devastating.

Detailed explanation-4: -The idea was that US attacks on Canada would prevent Britain from using Canadian resources, ports, or airbases. A key move was a joint US Army-Navy attack to capture the port city of Halifax, cutting off the Canadians from their British allies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States invaded Canada in two wars: Invasion of Canada (1775), American Revolutionary War. Invasion of Canada (1812), War of 1812.