I feel like Manifest destiny would be a good option for that too. Like, they teach that shit uncritically, and I'd wager most of would probably say it was a "net positive"
ugh, the whole “we made better use of the land” shit makes me gag. YOU LITERALLY DESTROYED THE LAND! WE ARENT EVEN CLOSE TO RECOVERING FROM THE DUST BOWL AND THAT WAS 90 YEARS AGO!
I feel like Manifest destiny would be a good option for that too. Like, they teach that shit uncritically, and I'd wager most of
would probably say it was a "net positive" 
ugh, the whole “we made better use of the land” shit makes me gag. YOU LITERALLY DESTROYED THE LAND! WE ARENT EVEN CLOSE TO RECOVERING FROM THE DUST BOWL AND THAT WAS 90 YEARS AGO!