Teddy Roosevelt: “The vast movement by which this continent was conquered and peopled…”

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The vast movement by which this continent was conquered and peopled cannot be rightly understood if considered solely by itself.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of understanding the broader context of the continent's colonization.

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