2014 12v1

Art on the American Frontier

By RiverMoon
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    Art on the Frontier

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase adds 828,000 square miles to the U.S. effectively doubling its` size, leading to the development of the american west.

  • War of 1812 Begins

    War of 1812 Begins
    Britian and America go to war again.

  • War of 1812 ends

    War of 1812 ends
    The war greatly weakened the Native American`s hold on the region and drastically boosted american pride and nationalism.

  • Jacksonian Democracy

    Jacksonian Democracy
    Andrew Jackson begins the Jacksonian Democracy. The urge for westward expansion increases drastically.

  • Manifest Destiny is coined.

    Manifest Destiny is coined.
    John L. O`Sullivan coins the term for Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny guides westward expansion for the next 50 years

  • Kindred Spirits is painted

    Kindred Spirits is painted
    Asher Brown Durand paintes a tribute to the aritst Thomas Cole.

  • A Tight Fix-Bear Hunting

    A Tight Fix-Bear Hunting
    Painted by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait in 1856.

  • Yosemite Falls

    Yosemite Falls
    Thomas Hill paints Yosemite Falls in 1884.