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Teddy Roosevelt: “Neither the northern nor the southern Indians were yet subdued; sullen and angry they watched the growth of the whites…”

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Neither the northern nor the southern Indians were yet subdued; sullen and angry they watched the growth of the whites, alert to seize a favorable moment to make one last appeal to arms before surrendering their hunting grounds.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This passage captures the tension between Native Americans and settlers, highlighting the resistance of the indigenous population to encroachment.

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