The Early Settlers in North
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Settlers">Settlers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1750<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="semiliterate">semiliterate</span>, <span word="proud">proud</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dogged">dogged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="insistence">insistence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="granite">granite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="outlasted">outlasted</span> <span word="recurrent">recurrent</span> <span word="plagues">plagues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smallpox">smallpox</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="progression">progression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="prolific">prolific</span>. <span word="Squire">Squire</span> <span word="Boones">Boones</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Roberson">Roberson</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boones">Boones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nashville">Nashville</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Twice">Twice</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Sevier">Sevier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="fathered">fathered</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Tipton">Tipton</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="axe">axe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="auger">auger</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crosscut">crosscut</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loom">loom</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="maize">maize</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="shiploads">shiploads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yearners">yearners</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>, <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Towne">Towne</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Savannah">Savannah</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="streaming">streaming</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wilderness">wilderness</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p>
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