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It was primarily during the 1870s that the US government passed all of the Indian Appropriation Acts, since prior to this time the US was mostly concerned with issues revolving around the Civil War.
People would denounce each other in fear or in suspicion that the person they were denouncing was a communist, socialist or anarchist.
External criticism is when historians check the validity of a source to verify whether or not it's authentic
Answer:
They pressured the United States to take sides
Explanation:
Great Britain and France were both heavily involved in colonizing the North American continent during the 17th and 18th centuries. Once France and England both had a strong foothold in North America, they made the citizens pick sides when fighting. A perfect example of this was the French and Indian War (1754-1763).
When America became independent (1776) the hope was that the US could avoid this past experience of being involved in the affairs of these two countries. However, this was not the case. Great Britain and France both got the US involved in their fighting. The US ended up having problems with both France and Great Britain as seen in the XYZ Affair, Citizen Genet Affair, etc.