Thread: Sitting Bull's people break away from US
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Old Dec 27, 2007, 11:06 am   #62 (permalink) (top)
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No question zee the 1800s were a dismal period in
US History.
Excused only by the fact that the new country aquired
vast stretches of land and didn't have the means to
control the expansion into them.
"Acquired" is one way to put. Yes, it just fell into Anglo hands.

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