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The white settlers were unflinchingly bent on seizing the land over which the Indians roamed but which they did not in any true sense own or occupy.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This quote reflects the determination of white settlers to claim land that was traditionally inhabited by Native Americans.
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