To: inquest
Expansion during the early part of the period I am describing was within what is today considered the western United States.
44 posted on
05/11/2003 11:38:31 AM PDT by
William McKinley
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To: William McKinley
OK, but with the exception of the Mexican War, we were only "expanding" into territory we already owned, or bought from foreign powers.
45 posted on
05/11/2003 12:39:39 PM PDT by
inquest
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