During the period of time that the first British colonists were finding their way to the New World, America was a not a country defined by human lines or boundaries, but a land which Native Americans and animals lived in harmony with. As time progressed, more and more discontented Europeans came to America looking for a new life. To this world, not only did they bring their families and other precious items, they also brought …
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…what they pleased. Although every country does have the urge to acquire land for power and prestige, America's greed for it was excessive. It cost an enormous number of lives lost simply because Americans felt that it was their God-given right to stretch their empire from coast to coast. Despite the fact that the United States is now a great country, the fact remains that many brutal and reprehensible decisions were made along the way.