The History of Illinois From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
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His countrymen will not be scalped, but they will in a few years be- come like the white men, so that you cannot hurt them ; and there must be, as in the white settlements, nearly as many officers as men, to take care of them, and keep them in order. Farewell to my nation ! Farewell to Black Hawk !" It will not excite surprise that the author of such a speech should have been caressed on his tour through the Atlantic states. He who be- lieves his country oppressed, and bravely defends it both b...y word and deed, will excite admira- tion notwithstanding he may be but a savage. At the close of the Indian war, in September, 1832, the United States made treaties with the Winnebagoes, and with the Sacs and Foxes, by which the former ceded four millions, and the latter twenty-six millions of acres to the Ame- 18* 210 HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. [1833. Rican government. An annuity of twenty thousand dollars was paid for these lands. Keo- kuk and his party were awarded a reservation of forty miles square, including their principal village, in consideration of their fidelity.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
His countrymen will not be scalped, but they will in a few years be- come like the white men, so that you cannot hurt them ; and there must be, as in the white settlements, nearly as many officers as men, to take care of them, and keep them in order. Farewell to my nation ! Farewell to Black Hawk !" It will not excite surprise that the author of such a speech should have been caressed on his tour through the Atlantic states. He who be- lieves his country oppressed, and bravely defends it both b...y word and deed, will excite admira- tion notwithstanding he may be but a savage. At the close of the Indian war, in September, 1832, the United States made treaties with the Winnebagoes, and with the Sacs and Foxes, by which the former ceded four millions, and the latter twenty-six millions of acres to the Ame- 18* 210 HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. [1833. Rican government. An annuity of twenty thousand dollars was paid for these lands. Keo- kuk and his party were awarded a reservation of forty miles square, including their principal village, in consideration of their fidelity.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by W H William Henry Carpenter to read onlineMoreLess
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