Actually, it was the british that burnt the White House11. In the war of 1812, started by America , Canadians pushed the Americans back...Past their 'White House'. Then we burned it... and most of Washington... we got bored... because they ran away, so we came home and partied... go figure.
How about conquered?As for number 17 that HBC "owned" 10% of the land.Who "sold" it to them? I think "stole" or "pillaged" would be a better term

