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Post by aneaglesangel on Mar 14, 2010 0:09:31 GMT -5
That 95% of Americans don't know about King Philip's War?? Wow! I knew a lot of people didn't know about it, but I never imagined it was that many! Mind blowing, the bloodiest war per capita and it's that little known! Wow, I hope there's a way I can help change that!! Wish me luck.....
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Nebel
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Post by Nebel on Mar 14, 2010 5:15:32 GMT -5
Not many people know of this war. However, if they did, it may change what they know to be Thanksgiving, being a day that we made peace with the Native Americans. Not so true ...
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Post by aneaglesangel on Mar 14, 2010 11:17:05 GMT -5
Ya know nebel, that's exactly what confused me as a child. We learned of the first Thanksgiving in school and I knew I'd dug up arrowheads in my back yard, but where were the Indians?? Now that I'm older and I know more, it puts things in perspective. People don't want anyone to know of the bad things they've done and American historians I guess wanted to make the Pilgrims look like great heroes who started our country. They didn't want us to know that our forebears were land hungry, culture killers, who took what they wanted with no regard to the outcome. All they knew was they wanted this land and the Wampanoags were in the way.
Funny but it makes me want to read a British account of the American Revolution. I wonder what they say about it?
Maybe if I have my way, more people will know about the Wampanoags and that our country was founded on their blood!
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