Dwayne Monroe wrote:
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> Westward expansion (as every school child used to
> know) was the battle cry and the native peoples were
> perceived as being an obstacle in need of quick and
> decisive removal.
It is worthwhile remembering that the slogan "Go West, Young Man" is not all that separate from the slogan, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian."
And that latter slogan surely ranks in importance with any of the more polite slogans of u.s. (e pluribus unum; in god we trust; etc.).
Carrol