These references are for any self righteous hypocrites who might read this and think the idea of colonialism has always been unAmerican.
The country was literally founded on it, as well as on smuggling.
See various topics in Elliott's Empires Of The Atlantic World, index topics such as colonialism, United States colonization of the interior, various topics under slavery and indentured servitude, etc.
The total decimation of the indigenous Indian population is another aspect he deals with in various places, both by the Spanish and the English. The French and the Dutch also used them as pawns in the conflicts with the other powers. Almost all were eventually exterminated, mainly by American colonists themselves in the American interior.
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