Americans believed that they had the responsibility to govern the Filipinos because they were uncircumcised people.
The Homestead Act (1862) granted land for former African slaves in Western U.S.
Also, they were not "African Americans". They were freed, but many were not Americans yet. They were Africans :)
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Helped determine our distance from the sun and might have an atmosphere, like Earth.
He sent the U.S. Navy and Marines to fight the pirates and protect American ships and trading, which resulted in the Barbary War. In 1801 pirates captured American sheeps, demanding America pay tribute to the Barbary rulers, and Jefferson refused to give any cent which lead to War.
