Chapter 8: America in the Past
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | America and the New Epoch |
| Year | 1916 |
| Section ID | america-and-new-epoch-chapter-09 |
| Location | lines 3741-4267 |
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| Word Count | 2989 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”VIII AMERICA IN THE PAST THE history of American colonization can be divided into three periods, of which the latter two largely overlap; the period of ex- ploitation, the period of the classic civilization of the South, and the period of the individual- istic civilization of the North. For centuries after the discovery of America the new continent was a field of forcible exploit- ation, but no serious attempts at settlement and organization of new communities were made. The European nations, Spaniards, Portu- guese, etc., attracted by the treasures of gold and silver, came to plunder, but not to settle and stay; few remained, and the white popu- lation thus grew very slowly — and even then strongly intermixed with the native Indian population. The gold and silver fleets carried the loot of the newSource-Located Theme Snippets
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Section titled “Ether references”... usually capable — as was the case in the United States — or other for- tunate circumstances intervene and change the trend of development, sooner or later a reaction sets in, a revolution against foreign exploitation, and then it is doubtful whether a stable govern- ment of the natives for their own interests will ultimately arise, or whether anarchism will end the nation as an independent unit, as seems to be now the fate of Mexico. Here probably the European war may be a godsend, ...Field language
Section titled “Field language”... two largely overlap; the period of ex- ploitation, the period of the classic civilization of the South, and the period of the individual- istic civilization of the North. For centuries after the discovery of America the new continent was a field of forcible exploit- ation, but no serious attempts at settlement and organization of new communities were made. The European nations, Spaniards, Portu- guese, etc., attracted by the treasures of gold and silver, came to plunder, but not to ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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