{two questions, answer both or don't answer at all}

question 1:
why is the taking of fort ticonderoga ultimately important to the early part of the revolutionary war?

a) it ends the british threat to canada

b) the cannon, from the fort, were moved overland to boston and used to force the british to evacuate boston.

c) it allows the american militia forces to destroy the fort and render it unusable

question 2:
what was the outcome of the battle of bunker hill?

a) the british lost over 1,000 soldiers and suffered a loss of morale in the army.

b) the british easily swept aside the patriot defenders with few losses, hurting american morale

c) the battle increased british army morale

d) it was a complete stalemate with neither side able to hold the hill.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.