This is true. Another reason the Colonists went to war was because of the Injustices that had been done to Colonists by the English.
<span>Alexander Palmer justified the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920 when Palmer warned of an imminent communist takeover.
A raid done on the Union of Russian Workers headquarters on November 25, 1919 uncovered a bombed factory hidden behind a false wall. This discovery lend credence to the threat of communist takeover.
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I am pretty sure it was republicans
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