Teddy Roosevelt: “In doing this they not only dispossessed the Indian tribes, but they…”

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In doing this they not only dispossessed the Indian tribes, but they also won the land from its European owners.

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Roosevelt describes the dual impact of American expansion on Native tribes and European landowners.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “In doing this they not only dispossessed the Indian tribes, but they also won the land from its European owners.”