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The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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The History of Filibustering

The Knights of the Golden Circles first plan was to start filibustering in Mexico. The United States had a neutrality law that forbade filibustering. Instead, they would set up a colony in Mexico and then become powerful enough to do another Texas. That is, they'd move into Mexican territory, become powerful, start a revolution, secede from Mexico, and eventually joy in the U.S.

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