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Teddy Roosevelt: “Kentucky and Tennessee had become populous States, no longer fearing Indian inroads; but able on the contrary to equip…”

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Kentucky and Tennessee had become populous States, no longer fearing Indian inroads; but able on the contrary to equip powerful armies for the aid of the settlers in the more scantily peopled regions north and south of them.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the transformation of Kentucky and Tennessee into populous states capable of defending themselves and assisting other regions.

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