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The British statesmen were engaged in gigantic schemes of warfare and diplomacy; and to them the Indians and the frontiersmen alike were pawns on a great chessboard, to be sacrificed whenever necessary.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The British statesmen were engaged in gigantic schemes of warfare and diplomacy; and to them the Indians and the…”
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In this statement, Roosevelt describes how both Native Americans and frontiersmen were treated as mere pawns in British strategies.
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