Idealized Frontier art

By reedj16@asmsa.org
  • Period: to

    Westward Expansion and Frontier

  • Louisianna Purchase

    The Louisianna purchase marked a new period of westward expansion for America

  • Manifet Destiny

    John O’Sullivan coins the term Manifest Destiny that becomes the embodiment of the westward expansion idea in America.

  • Mexican American War Starts

    President Polk declares war on Mexico
  • Period: to

    Mexican American War

  • California becomes a state

  • Home by the Lake

    Church paints Home by the Lake.

  • The Backwoods of America

    Jasper Cropsey paints The Backwoods of America

  • Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn

    Thomas Moran paints Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn.