James looks to Mitch . Get her out of here . Now . <| sep |> The American nation didn ' t actively commit genocide against the native population . Disease wiped out many before the Nation was established . There were wars fought over land and , yes , the US did commit war crimes but genocide is the planned extermination of an entire people based on their race , ethnicity , or religion . The US did not actively engage in genocide of the Native American population . Doesn ' t make the war crimes we learn about in school any less horrible but the idea the US committed genocide of Native Americans when a majority were killed by the French , British , and Spanish empires from disease and conquest before the US existed is just wrong .