Re: immigration
The Other Matthew, on host 151.201.61.131
Thursday, August 9, 2001, at 09:15:04
Re: immigration posted by wintermute on Thursday, August 9, 2001, at 09:10:25:
> > America was founded mostly by the British. There were a few little colonies like New Netherlands (later New York,) and Canada which was both French and Swedish, (and of course, isn't even American). But most of colonial America was British. Georgia was not started by Turks, nor was North Carolina Japanese. > > Plus, of course the French in Lousisiana and the Spanish is California. Certainly the "original" colonists (by which I mean the ones that displaced the Amerindians) were entirely European. > > winter"At least, I think so..."mute
True, true, but Louisiana was purchased and California was...won form Mexico in The Mexican American war I believe. I dunno, been out of school too long, I think I'm really starting to press my luck on these types of posts. And we annexed Texas, because we kept moving into Texas anyway, ignoring, gee, Mexican protests of immigration. Then Texas declared independence, and we annexed them. Not that I think that can happen again. And purchased Southern Arizona. And Florida.
The Other "Argh...School in 3 weeks." Matthew
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