In return the Indians were determined at all costs and hazards to keep the men of chain and compass, and of axe and rifle, and the forest-felling settlers who followed them, out of their vast and lonely hunting-grounds.
This statement highlights the fierce resistance of Native Americans against encroaching settlers and their desire to protect their lands.
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