The war was thus another and important link in the chain of events by which the west was won; and had any link in the chain snapped during these early years, the peace of 1783 would probably have seen the trans-Alleghany country in the hands of a non-American power.
Roosevelt emphasizes the significance of early conflicts in shaping the future of American expansion and the geopolitical landscape post-war.
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