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Page 19
As with all similar border forts or stations , these were sometimes called by the
name of the founder ; more rarely they were named with reference to some
natural object , such as the river , ford , or hill by which they were , or
commemorated ...
As with all similar border forts or stations , these were sometimes called by the
name of the founder ; more rarely they were named with reference to some
natural object , such as the river , ford , or hill by which they were , or
commemorated ...
Page 26
... did was to alter the immediate channel from which the court drew its powers ,
and to adapt the representation to the needs of a community where constant
warfare obliged the settlers to gather in little groups , which served as natural
units .
... did was to alter the immediate channel from which the court drew its powers ,
and to adapt the representation to the needs of a community where constant
warfare obliged the settlers to gather in little groups , which served as natural
units .
Page 34
The dates , and even the names , may be misplaced in many of these instances ;
but this is really a matter of no consequence , for their only interest is to show the
nature of the harassing Indian warfare , and the kind of adventure then common ...
The dates , and even the names , may be misplaced in many of these instances ;
but this is really a matter of no consequence , for their only interest is to show the
nature of the harassing Indian warfare , and the kind of adventure then common ...
Page 46
The whole treaty was , in fact , on both sides , of a merely preliminary nature . The
boundaries it arranged were not considered final until confirmed by the treaty of
Hopewell a couple of years later . Robertson meanwhile was delegated by the ...
The whole treaty was , in fact , on both sides , of a merely preliminary nature . The
boundaries it arranged were not considered final until confirmed by the treaty of
Hopewell a couple of years later . Robertson meanwhile was delegated by the ...
Page 64
They were also familiar with the representative system ; and accordingly they
introduced it into the new communities , the little forted villages serying as natural
units of representation . They were already thoroughly democratic , in instinct and
...
They were also familiar with the representative system ; and accordingly they
introduced it into the new communities , the little forted villages serying as natural
units of representation . They were already thoroughly democratic , in instinct and
...
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| Title | The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the West Volume 7 of The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt |
| Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher | P. F. Collier, 1896 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 13 Feb 2013 |
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