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A 3 page research paper that discusses the irony in the fate of Jedidiah Smith, a fur trapper who was extricated from California authorities for entering the region illegally in 1826 while it was still under Mexican rule. The writer discusses this further in light of current immigration issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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historical point of view, in that it has been less than two centuries, 182 years this coming November 27, that one of the first Americans crossed over into California and
was arrested by authorities for entering the region illegally (Rolle 305). On November 27, 1826, Jedidiah Smith, a fur trapper, arrived in San Gabriel, California (Rolle 305). Californias governor
at that time, Jose Maria de Echeandia, wanted Smith "to explain his illegal entry into California" (Rolle 306). Smiths weapons were confiscated, as Smith endeavored to convince the governor
that he had lost his way and was not a spy (Rolle 306). Eventually, Smith managed to "extricate himself from California detention and return to his original rendezvous" (Rolle
306). In other words, Smith, rather by accident or intention, entered California illegally and was forcibly extricated by the authorities of that era. There is irony in the fact that
today, the roles of Americans and Mexicans are reversed. That few people seem to be cognizant of this irony also points out the extent to which American students have been,
traditionally, kept intentionally ignorant as to precisely how California and much of the Southwestern U.S. came to be part of American territory. This annexation of the West resulted due to
a nineteenth century war that the U.S. initiated with Mexico. Teacher Bill Bigelow describes how a traditional history textbook currently in use, (American Odyssey, 2003, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill), devotes just two paragraphs
to this war, saying only that it started as a border skirmish (Bigelow 48). This contrasts sharply with an eyewitness account, a primary source, which asserts that "It looks as
if the (U.S.) government sent a small force on purpose to bring on a war" (Bigelow 48). Several notable Americans at the time, such as Henry David Thoreau and Frederick
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