rivers finding the tiniest of mountain passes or the safest or most dangerous routes to take across a desert or plain. The traders discovered how to continue moving West towards new un-owned land that could be cultivated. The frontier took a person with relatively civilized English qualities and forced them to adapt to uncivilized American qualities instead. For example‚ the traders were the ones who found the salt springs in Kentucky and other places enabling the colonists to move away from dependence
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One of the key parts of westward expansion in the US was The Homestead Act that was implemented on January 1st‚ 1863. This act stated that men and women (who were not married) and 21 or older could apply for up to 160 acres of land in the west. The requirement was that they must live on the land for 5 years and “improve upon the land”. If they did this then the land would become theirs for $10. The Homestead Act favored white homesteaders and they were able to acquire over 285 million acres of land
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Her character highlights the important roles of women in the “Wild West” and breaks their dainty image. Pages 27-28 describe her early life where her mother became the sole supporter as she picked up jobs in housekeeping after the death of both her father and his failing ranch. Kate quite literally lives in a pile of dirt
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19th Century American Art America in the 19th century was constantly changing. Industry had its first main beginnings‚ slavery was an important issue‚ a war was imminent... many things were going on. As all of this was occurring‚ artists from all over started painting about it. The paintings are great representations of the era‚ as they truly show what everything was like during the time‚ albeit with beautiful landscapes and different viewpoints of the time. The art of the 19th century in America
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of free land offered by the Homestead Act. Many individuals and families went west to seek their fortune and a home on what was once called the great American desert. Moving westward was a difficult process‚ and many were forced to leave their old lives behind completely. In "A Wagner Matinee‚" written by Willa Cather‚ the characterization of Aunt Georgiana‚ a woman who leaves Boston to elope with a young man going west‚ is used to illustrate the theme; that sometimes decisions need to be made‚ and
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changes we have to go through. He believes that American history should not be focused on the extension of European enterprise. The society will have to realize that America will have to be emancipated because of the fact that we had a country with an unlimited amount of boundaries and have to come to realization that we have many closed-spaced limits. The views in the seminal essay share his thoughts on the idea of how the frontier shaped American history. Turner thinks that frontier the is the
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Comes to Yellow Sky" is considered by many to be a masterpiece. One writer even called it "the greatest story ever written." One of the reasons the story is so good is that Crane uses humor to make some serious points about people in general and the Old West in particular. In the first part of the story‚ Crane portrays Jack Potter and his new wife as humorous characters. Not only are they awkward with each other‚ but they are also completely out of place in the fancy railroad car that is taking them
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Stanza 1 The beginning of the poem creates a sense of immediacy in the poem: This morning I watched from here By stating the time at the beginning he suggests how deeply he was affected by his experience as he wants to write about it right away. This shows how important the themes and ideas of the poem were to him. This sense of immediacy is emphasized later in the stanza when he writes ‘But now Midnight has come in . . .’ He is writing the poem as he experiences the
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different contexts‚ discourses and practices. In my essay‚ I am going to tackle Dr. Ladi Toulghui’s talk about: “Calamity Jane‚ Tender Calamity: Discovering the Hidden Feminism Character of Masculinity Transgressor.” Calamity Jane was a woman of the Wild West. She was known for her hybrid character and cross-dressing. She was a fearless rider who shot remarkably well‚ a liqueur addict[‚] and a reckless[‚] adventurous woman. [She was‚] however‚ known [for] her kindness towards others. Her real name [was]
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Before the Civil War‚ the people who migrated west were mostly trappers seeking the rich furs of Oregon‚ miners in search of gold and silver‚ and those seeking freedom from religious persecution such as the Mormons. There were many other smaller groups such as a few farmers seeking more farmland‚ Irish immigrants seeking employment‚ etc. After the Civil War‚ Congress passed three major bills which spurred the largest migration west ever within the United States. Most of the people of this migration
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