Category: American History
Mexico’s secret War against the U.S.
1) Mexican claims of land theft by the U.S. are False2) Imperialistic Spain claimed most of the world3) Mexicans spewing hate on ‘Anglos’4) Mexican aggression against the U.S. ———————————————————————————— Since the early 1800s, Mexicans have spewed lies and propaganda about the history of the U.S. and Mexico and encouraged violence against Americans. This movement by
Gadsden Treaty
Most Mexicans and many Americans believe that Mexico was bullied by the US into selling the land that became the Gadsden Purchase in June, 1854. This is NOT true. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War of 1846-48. The new boundary line between the US and Mexico could not be determined west
Texas Revolution and Mexican American War
For nearly two centuries, Mexicans have lamented over their bad fortune that saw all Spanish/Mexican land north of the Rio Grande River end up under U.S. control. Many Mexicans today believe that part or all of this land really belongs to Mexico and the border can be ignored. This is not true. In 1803, the
The 1619 curriculum
Fundamentally flawed Nikole Hannah-Jones, the founder of the 1619 Project claims Blacks should be placed at the center of the story about America because their contributions to America were so massive. The author claims blacks are responsible for America’s “economic might, its industrial power, its electoral system, diet, popular music, its legal system.” The author
America’s Conquest of the Native Americans
For over a thousand years prior to the arrival of the White man, Indians killed thousands of other Indians, ran them off their land and made it their own. Indian tribes exterminated other Indian tribes. Between 1647 and 1649, the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca) essentially exterminated the Huron
History of Spanish Land Claims in the New World
Mexico has no legal rights to any American or Canadian land Many Americans and nearly all Mexicans believe the southwest US historically belongs to Mexico. Some Mexicans believe most of the US and parts of Canada really belong to Mexico. These claims are not true. We need to set the record straight on Spanish land
Japanese Internment Camps in World War 2
Japanese Internment Camps in World War 2 The internment of about 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two has been a blight on America’s history since shortly after the war ended. The information in this article is not intended to justify FDR’s Relocation Order issued two and half months after Pearl Harbor. Rather, it gives
The Electoral College
The U.S. Constitution was designed to deal with the failings of the human condition. The Founders had many fears of the excesses of human nature, notably his susceptibility to corruption and his lust for power and control. The Founders viewed with dred the number of despotic states that had within living memory been free and
Confederate statues
The attachment to the Confederacy by some Americans is misplaced loyalty. The Confederacy was fighting to retain slavery through States Rights. How can you justify that?? After the North won the Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Mississippi, Southern leadership knew the South couldn’t win the Civil War. Instead of negotiating an end to the war, they
Manifest Destiny
The term “Manifest Destiny” is usually associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1803 to 1867, when the United States expanded from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean – largely defining the borders of the United States as they are today. The term “Manifest Destiny” was first used in 1845 by John