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... sent out Christopher Gist to examine the country and select a suitable place for a settlement . He saw the necessity of coming to favorable terms with the Indians who had been accustomed to trade with the French and accordingly he made ...
... sent out Christopher Gist to examine the country and select a suitable place for a settlement . He saw the necessity of coming to favorable terms with the Indians who had been accustomed to trade with the French and accordingly he made ...
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... sent out fifteen Indian expeditions . The first Indian attack upon the Watauga communities was in June , 1776. The settlers had been warned by a friendly Indian woman and so had had opportunity to with- draw into their forts . The ...
... sent out fifteen Indian expeditions . The first Indian attack upon the Watauga communities was in June , 1776. The settlers had been warned by a friendly Indian woman and so had had opportunity to with- draw into their forts . The ...
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... sent two young men as spies through the Illinois country . These spies confirmed his suspicions that , while there were very few of the French young men in the marauding parties , the French settle- ments were used as recruiting grounds ...
... sent two young men as spies through the Illinois country . These spies confirmed his suspicions that , while there were very few of the French young men in the marauding parties , the French settle- ments were used as recruiting grounds ...
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... sent out in advance , to prevent Indian surprises , and hunters kept the little army supplied with fresh meat . A party of American trappers was met , who informed Clark that Kaskaskia was well fortified and that the soldiers were well ...
... sent out in advance , to prevent Indian surprises , and hunters kept the little army supplied with fresh meat . A party of American trappers was met , who informed Clark that Kaskaskia was well fortified and that the soldiers were well ...
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... sent Lieutenant Helm to take charge of the post . These bloodless victories did not render the conquest of the new country secure . There were dangers from three sides which must be guarded against . The inhabitants who had been so ...
... sent Lieutenant Helm to take charge of the post . These bloodless victories did not render the conquest of the new country secure . There were dangers from three sides which must be guarded against . The inhabitants who had been so ...
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