Why don't the American school teach the true history?

[whistlingwh0res]

While I was learning about Canadian history I found out that Canada had a war against america. Americans attacked Canada and they come to Toronto but then Canadians raised and drove Americans back. Canadians attack back and they went to all the way to Washington DC. Canadians then set the fire on White House. Back then white house was not white. The reason why white house is white house is they painted the house white to hide burn woods. Isn't that funny? Also my Canadian friend told me that amaricans killed billions of Indians. Why American school don't teach about this?

[madhatters4]

well i don't think there were billions of native americans to kill. in fact i'm certain of this but that aside

are you talking about the war of 1812? if yes. this is taught in most high schools although perhaps not in great depth. i know i learned about it.

[purplepoppy]

In older countries with thousands of year's history they have to condense it and leave much out. It's not helped by the fact what is wrote tends to be the pickings of the well heeled who prefer the deeds of kings to those of common stock.

Where America differs is it's a new country, it struggles to bind the various nations that flocked there and break their roots. Where other nations history and myth have naturally intertwined over generations America's has been forced by the hand of it's brief existence to artificially create a white lie to bind.

[Jennz6]

I know, the immigrants have learned more than us about American history if they become citizens the way they are supposed to

[Kaneki05]

I don't think many countries teach their country about a lot of things. I can tell you in school they never taught us about British empire.
Happily taught us about WW2 and Queens and Kings but WW1? Nah lol. British Empire? Nah? Our slave trade? Nah only US did that right?
Yeah safe to say my country also don't teach history correctly.

[NathanDavis]

history in schools, of any country... is always going to be very basic

and also quite selective, it's not just "America"

[Anonymous]

You’re not very intelligent, are you?

They killed BILLIONS of Indians...

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I’m done. I just can’t. 🤦‍♂️

[jahaims]

Nowhere teaches true history.

[Jessikkaaa]

Maybe it’s racist