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Their treatment both of the Indians, whom they professed to protect, and of the Americans, with whom they professed to be friendly, forms one of the darkest pages in the annals of the British in America.
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gutenberg.orgTheir treatment both of the Indians, whom they professed to protect, and of the Americans, with whom they professed to be friendly, forms one of the darkest pages in the annals of the British in America.
Roosevelt highlights the dark legacy of British treatment of both Native Americans and Americans during this period.
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