A single generation, passed under the hard conditions of life in the wilderness, was enough to weld together into one people the representatives of these numerous and widely different races; and the children of the next generation became indistinguishable from one another.
This quote reflects on how the harsh conditions of wilderness life united diverse settlers into a single American identity.
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