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Gadsden Treaty, 1853–1854 U.S. President Franklin Pierce sent James Gadsden, the

CJKent (Banned)

“The more a person needs to be right, the less certain he is...”

7 yrs ago · 1 min read

Title says it all.

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CJKent (Banned)

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

Title couldn’t said it all.

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skibum609

American Indians didn't recognize the concept of land ownwership. Stop projecting your colonial viewpoint onto them.

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san_jose_guy

Mexico lost over half its territory to the US. Mostly it was just Southerners looking for more land to expand slavery into.

SJG

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san_jose_guy

Lincoln called the Mexican American war "Polk's War", he completely disapproved of it.

SJG

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