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They were treated the same as foreign nations; and while they made treaties they never carried out their part of them, breaking them whenever the trend of civilization westward interfered with them in any way.
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gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “They were treated the same as foreign nations; and while they made treaties they never carried out their part of them…”
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Dodge discusses the broken treaties between the U.S. government and Native American tribes, highlighting a pattern of betrayal.
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