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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.orgThe 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.
This quote reflects the determination of white settlers to claim land that was traditionally inhabited by Native Americans.
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