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... deal , but of which we have no exact history . It is always very difficult to say how far the condition and character of a nation are the result of the physical features of the country in which it dwells , or of other causes which we ...
... deal , but of which we have no exact history . It is always very difficult to say how far the condition and character of a nation are the result of the physical features of the country in which it dwells , or of other causes which we ...
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... deal came from Europe , we must see how America stood towards Europe , from what parts of Europe it could be most easily reached , and in what parts of America men sailing thence would be likely to settle . Secondly , we must look at ...
... deal came from Europe , we must see how America stood towards Europe , from what parts of Europe it could be most easily reached , and in what parts of America men sailing thence would be likely to settle . Secondly , we must look at ...
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... were great differences in soil and climate , and other respects , but it will be best to speak of these when we come to deal one by one with the history of the separate States . 7. The Natives . - There is another subject besides.
... were great differences in soil and climate , and other respects , but it will be best to speak of these when we come to deal one by one with the history of the separate States . 7. The Natives . - There is another subject besides.
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... deal with them without some name which takes in the whole group . The name which was given by the first settlers to all the natives alike , and which has come down to our own time , is Indians , while the third group , or at least the ...
... deal with them without some name which takes in the whole group . The name which was given by the first settlers to all the natives alike , and which has come down to our own time , is Indians , while the third group , or at least the ...
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... deal , and it is therefore needful that we should have a clear idea of what manner of people they were . In judging of what they were when the settlers came among them , we must be careful not to be misled by those who have only seen ...
... deal , and it is therefore needful that we should have a clear idea of what manner of people they were . In judging of what they were when the settlers came among them , we must be careful not to be misled by those who have only seen ...
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