Who was the first high profile American to use the term “Native American”?
Answer: 16th president Abraham Lincoln. At the time, in the mid 19th century, the term was usually used to refer to Americans of old Anglo-Saxon stock.
Source: A History of the American People by Paul Johnson.
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