American expansion

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What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one. What treaty that the whites ever made with us red men have they kept? Not one. When I was a boy the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set in their lands. They sent 10,000 horsemen to battle. Where are the warriors to-day? Who slew them? Where are our lands ? Who owns them ? What white man can say I ever stole his lands or a penny of his money? Yet they say I am a thief. What white woman, however lonely, was ever when a captive insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian. What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and gone unfed ? Who has ever seen me beat my wives or abuse my children ? What law have I broken ? Is it wrong for me to love my own ? Is it wicked in me because my skin is red ; because I am a Sioux ; because I was born where my fathers lived ; because I would die for my people and my country ?

Sitting Bull

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US and Native American relations American expansion

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Sitting Bull

Language

Lakota

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

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Sitting Bull. Quoted in Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890-'91, written by W. Fletcher Johnson. Edgewood Publishing Co., 1891.

Our manifest destiny [is] to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.

John L. O'Sullivan

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Manifest destiny American expansion

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John L. O'Sullivan

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English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

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O'Sullivan, John Louis. United States Magazine and Democratic Review. July 1845-Aug. 1845.

When the white men came we gave them lands, and did not wish to hurt them. But the white man drove us back and took our lands. Then the Great Father made us many promises, but they are not kept. He promised to give us large presents, and when they came to us they were small; they seemed to be lost on the way.

Red Cloud

On promises made and broken by the American government.

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US and Native American relations American expansion

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Red Cloud

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Speech

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English

Time

1870 1870s 19th century

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Red Cloud. Speech at Council of Peace. 15 June 1870, New York City, NY, USA.

When the first President, George Washington, placed his hand upon the Bible, he stood less than a single day's journey by horseback from raw, untamed wilderness. There were 4 million Americans in a union of 13 States. Today, we are 60 times as many in a union of 50 States. We've lighted the world with our inventions, gone to the aid of mankind wherever in the world there was a cry for help, journeyed to the Moon and safely returned. So much has changed, and yet we stand together as we did two centuries ago.

Ronald Reagan

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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American expansion America

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Ronald Reagan

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Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Reagan, Ronald. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 1985, United States Capitol rotunda, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The forest has fallen by the ax of our woodsmen; the soil has been made to teem by the tillage of our farmers; our commerce has whitened every ocean. The dominion of man over physical nature has been extended by the invention of our artists.

John Quincy Adams

Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams

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Early America American expansion American prosperity American pride Man and nature

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John Quincy Adams

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Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Adams, John Quincy. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1825, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The American axe! It has made more real and lasting conquests than the sword of any warlike people that ever lived; but they have been conquests that have left civilization in their train instead of havoc and desolation... A brief quarter of a century has seen these wonderful changes wrought; and at the bottom of them all lies this beautiful, well-prized, ready, and efficient implement, the American axe!

James Fenimore Cooper

The Chainbearer

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American expansion America

Author

James Fenimore Cooper

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The Chainbearer

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

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Cooper, James Fenimore. The Chainbearer; or The Littlepage Manuscripts. New York: Burgess, Stringer and Company, 1845, ch. 6.