
America, My Home
"America the beautiful." That's how the Indians thought of America. They defended America because they loved it. It was their home. The Indians lived a free life-style. They roamed the mountains and meadows with no restrictions. Then came the settlers. They had other reasons to love America. It was a place where they could live and hope to build a country away from rulers who wanted to tax and control them. The settlers were searching for the right to be free and to control t