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... South American republics from independence to the present time. Emphasis on political and social history... and settlement; the public domain; creation of new states; Indian problems; frontier conditions; development... and the Mexican War; Indian policy of the states and nation; the frontier and its significance; slavery, abolition...; international rivalry; Anglo-American settlement; the Texas Revolution; the Republic of Texas. Emphasis... Southwest.-Topography, climate, and native races; Spanish advance and settlement; Anglo-American occupation; mining