In 1848, the United States gobbled up California and what is now the Southwest f

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CJKent (Banned)
American Indian policy at this time was focused on removing Indians from their lands and confining them to concentration camps known as reservations...

Title says it all.

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skibum609
6 years ago
By not mentioning the Gadsden purchase you proved your stupidity.
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Spillthebeans
6 years ago
So really the American Indians had land taken from them and were placed in concentration camps. Who is screaming for reparations for this group of people that were the original land owners ?
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mark94
6 years ago
Reservations were immoral but they were not concentration camps. When anyone you disagree with is called a Nazi, you downplay the true evil represented by that term and disrespect their victims.
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twentyfive
6 years ago
^ I couldn’t have said it better
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san_jose_guy
6 years ago
Californios fought valiantly to remain independent. They did not want to be part of the United States, with its slavery system. We have local monuments.

SJG
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TJ Lee
6 years ago
Btw, Lincoln also helped "free" Mexico and gained their independence. They do have his statue in many cities.
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san_jose_guy
6 years ago
Lincoln called the Mexican American war "Polk's War", he completely disapproved of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?…

SJG
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