"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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I can't remember the book, but what I read said that the coastal states
wanted to go to war to stop the Royal Navy from boarding US ships at sea
to "impress" (aka "Shanghai") US citizens into Royal Navy service, but in
order to get states like Tennessee and Kentucky to vote for the war, they
promised them the chance to invade and loot Canada.


What I read said Canada was considered a barren wasteland at the time and it
was expansion to the west that was desired. Barriers to that were European
alliances with various Indian tribes.