Re: CHAT: "have a Canadian day"

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> Robert Hailman wrote:
> > I should have said that was the main reason for the invasion of Canada,
> > the war of course had other reasons. One can't doubt that at the time
> > the Americans had an eye to rule Canada.
>
> Don't forget that during the Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was sent to
> Quebec to try to convince them to join in the Revolution.  So, that
> desire certainly wasn't new with the War of 1812 [which has to be the
> worst name ever for a war, IMHO; why not, say, the Anglo-American War?]
>
No, it certainly wasn't a new idea, but it had become more popular by
the time 1812 rolled around.

I admit it is a pretty stupid name, how about the North American War?
Maybe the Canadian War, as most of the fighting did happen in the
Canadas.