They crossed the great divide which sundered the springs of the seaboard rivers from the sources of the western waters about the time that American citizens first publicly acted as American freemen, knit together by common ties, and with interests no longer akin to those of the mother country.
This quote highlights the geographical and cultural shift of American citizens as they moved westward, marking a new identity separate from British colonial ties.
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