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Pagina 34
... natives ' feats of courage , strength , speed , and endurance . Many colonists were astonished at the level of Indian civilization . As late as the American Revolution , some soldiers who were sent to the wil- derness found , according ...
... natives ' feats of courage , strength , speed , and endurance . Many colonists were astonished at the level of Indian civilization . As late as the American Revolution , some soldiers who were sent to the wil- derness found , according ...
Pagina 39
... natives could be lucrative , and , despite the most hideous punishments for such practices , some of the earliest settlers in each colony engaged in this clandestine activity . So many Indians bartered for English weapons that ...
... natives could be lucrative , and , despite the most hideous punishments for such practices , some of the earliest settlers in each colony engaged in this clandestine activity . So many Indians bartered for English weapons that ...
Pagina 41
... natives to such a point of " feare and obe- dience , as his very name would sufficiently affright them . " Peace was purchased for a time , especially when Pocahontas , the sachem's favorite daughter , was kidnapped and threatened with ...
... natives to such a point of " feare and obe- dience , as his very name would sufficiently affright them . " Peace was purchased for a time , especially when Pocahontas , the sachem's favorite daughter , was kidnapped and threatened with ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
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