Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
It wasn't conquest though. Conquest involves subjugation of a sovereign nation, and that was not the case in the Civil War.
Conquest involves the use of force on a people this can involve etnicity, race and have a distinct nationality or even a lack of nationality.

The common thread is the use of force to impose political will against others will, sometimes the people make an accommadtion later but more often they dont.