Originally Posted By: Vuldan
Yes, but that section of the country was not "stolen" from the French, they sold it to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, which pretty much covererd much of the midwest.


Right, but Helemoto was making the point that it wasn't just the Brits who took the land from the Indians, but the French et. al. who then sold it.

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