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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1889. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. IN THE CURRENT OF THE REVOLUTION--THE SOUTHERN BACKWOODSMEN OVERWHELM THE CHEROKEES, 1776. The great western drift of our people began almost at the moment when they became Americans, and ceased to be merely British colonists. They crossed the great divide which sundered the springs of the seaboard rivers from the sources of the western waters about the time that American citizens first publicly acted as American freemen, knit together by common ties, and with interests no longer akin to those of the mother country. The movement which was to make the future nation a continental power was begun immediately after the hitherto separate colonies had taken the first step towards solidification. While the communities of the seacoast were yet in a fever heat from the uprising against the stamp tax, the first explorers were toiling painfully to Kentucky, and the first settlers were building their palisaded hamlets on the banks of the Watauga. The year that saw the first Continental Congress saw also the short, grim tragedy of Lord Dunmore''s war. The early battles of the Revolution were fought while Boon''s comrades were laying the foundations of their commonwealth. 1776] WESTERNERS IN THE REVOLUTION. 273 Hitherto the two chains of events had been only remotely connected; but in 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence, the struggle The between the king and his rebellious sub-Westerdegers jects shook the whole land, and the men of ^current the western border were drawn headlong of the into the full current of revolutionary war- Revolutlonfare. From that moment our politics became national, and the fate of each portion of our country was thenceforth in some sort dependent upon the welfare of every other. Each section had its own work to do; the east wo... Theodore Roosevelt, Books, History, The Winning Of The West (volume 1) Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: G. P. Putnam's sons in 1889 in 378 pages; Subjects: Mississippi River Valley; Ohio River Valley; Northwest, Old; Louisiana; Kentucky; Tennessee; History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / State & Local / Midwest; History / United States / State & Local / South; History / United States / State & Local / West; History / Expeditions & Discoveries;<

ISBN: 1458940578

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Capa comum, [EAN: 9781458940575], General Books, General Books, Book, [PU: General Books], General Books, Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1889. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. IN THE CURRENT OF THE REVOLUTION--THE SOUTHERN BACKWOODSMEN OVERWHELM THE CHEROKEES, 1776. The great western drift of our people began almost at the moment when they became Americans, and ceased to be merely British colonists. They crossed the great divide which sundered the springs of the seaboard rivers from the sources of the western waters about the time that American citizens first publicly acted as American freemen, knit together by common ties, and with interests no longer akin to those of the mother country. The movement which was to make the future nation a continental power was begun immediately after the hitherto separate colonies had taken the first step towards solidification. While the communities of the seacoast were yet in a fever heat from the uprising against the stamp tax, the first explorers were toiling painfully to Kentucky, and the first settlers were building their palisaded hamlets on the banks of the Watauga. The year that saw the first Continental Congress saw also the short, grim tragedy of Lord Dunmore's war. The early battles of the Revolution were fought while Boon's comrades were laying the foundations of their commonwealth. 1776] WESTERNERS IN THE REVOLUTION. 273 Hitherto the two chains of events had been only remotely connected; but in 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence, the struggle The between the king and his rebellious sub-Wester ers jects shook the whole land, and the men of DEGREES"current the western border were drawn headlong of the into the full current of revolutionary war- Revolutlonfare. From that moment our politics became national, and the fate of each portion of our country was thenceforth in some sort dependent upon the welfare of every other. Each section had its own work to do; the east wo..., 14021139011, Geral, 14021137011, Local e Estadual, 14021134011, Estados Unidos, 13986392011, Américas, 7882711011, História, 7882627011, Inglês e Outras Línguas, 7841278011, Categorias, 6740748011, Livros, 14021153011, Geral, 13986392011, Américas, 7882711011, História, 7882627011, Inglês e Outras Línguas, 7841278011, Categorias, 6740748011, Livros, 8169562011, Custom Stores, 8169627011, Busca Avançada, 12008582011, Volta às Aulas, 8169561011, Specialty Stores, 6740748011, Livros<

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