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Originally Posted by pricecb
I hate this argument about the stolen lands of the American Continents.
Where does it stop. All lands have been "stolen" from someone. From the English to the Nigerians, Germans and the Arabs. All of these lands are stolen from a civilization that lost war or was overtaken by some other EMPIRE.
The American Indians sided on the wrong side in two major wars. Before there was a USA.
1. French and Indian War (for those that don't know the French and Indians were on the same side.) We (the French and Indians) lost this war. It is also when the British booted us from up north and shipped us to Louisiana.
2. The Revolutionary War. The Indian Tribes in North America sided with the ENGLISH this time and raided towns, villages, and supply routes purposely not engaging with the regular military and destroying crops and killing civilian population. Washington retaliated and destroying all of their fields, villages and any warriors that he could find.
So the American Indians LOST not one but TWO major wars yet continued to rebel and not conform to what would become the USA.
And if you want to see cruelty to the American Indian check out what the Spanish did to them in South America.
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who was educated and who wasn't in this situation?
sided I'd say isn't a good word to use when dealing with un educated people bc the one with the education will make it seem really good!