[Luis Gonzalez]

I don't think that the person acknowledging the contribution of the many different people who eventually became Americans, is rewriting history.

I do think that fantasizing about America being built strictly by Europeans, and ignoring the obvious contributions of non-Europeans is rewriting history.

[ronnieb]

I do think that fantasizing about America being built strictly by Europeans, and ignoring the obvious contributions of non-Europeans is rewriting history.

Nice try, you make up a quote and than argue against it. America was built by Europeans, everything from its name, its political and cultural institutions, it was created by and is an extension of European culture. Not only is it created in that image, the planning, and the vast, vast amount of physical labor that went into it, including the dying, to establish its political standing, was done by Europeans. Of course, they were other non-Europeans involved, principally African Americans, who were here as long as the Europeans. But that doesn't change the essence of it all. This is like arguing wether the sun is shining or not, the facts are pretty plain. I am not the one engaged in fantasy.

[Dan from Michigan]

I do think that fantasizing about America being built strictly by Europeans, and ignoring the obvious contributions of non-Europeans is rewriting history.

The most obvious two things I can think of are corn and tobacco. Canoes(Very popular in North Michigan) and LaCrosse are two others I can think of.