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Part One: The Dumbest Colonizer in History

Behind the Bastards

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Will America Conquer Or, Annex All Counties?

Many americans supported the idea of conquering more mexico. In conversations with his supporters, walker did not even bother to pretend that his goal was to create a settlement for humanitarian reasons. Now he was openly raising funds to conquer mexican territory and establish his own country. He raised money by selling 500 dollar bonds at half face value for the independence loan fund of the republic of sonora. They promised that purchasers of these bonds would receive seven square miles of mexicos sovereign soil once their new country was established. If i can walk there and i don't need a bow, i think it should be ours.

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