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To: davikkm

the US has acquired its 50 states through clever land deals and plunder.


Plunder?


4 posted on 12/01/2017 1:49:43 PM PST by sparklite2 (I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
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To: sparklite2

Is the author a “resident” of a mental institution?


5 posted on 12/01/2017 1:53:58 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: sparklite2
Plunder?

Maybe the Philippines, and sales forced as part of the outcome of war (Gadsden Purchase). The rest were purchases from folks who didn't have the bodies to occupy the land and/or needed a quick cash infusion (Florida, Louisiana Territory, Alaska) or acquired through petition (Texas).
15 posted on 12/01/2017 2:00:38 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: sparklite2
Plunder?

Yes, plunder.

How else would you characterize the Mexican-American war that saw most of the west taken from Mexico and becoming part of the US?

Have you forgotten: "Remember the Alamo"?

52 posted on 12/01/2017 6:15:51 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: sparklite2

The American Indians might call it plunder. Ya think?


61 posted on 12/02/2017 5:41:39 PM PST by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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