Home by the lake

Westward Expansion

By FlynnJ
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  • Kindred Spirits -Asher Brown Durand

    Kindred Spirits -Asher Brown Durand

    In the mid-19th century, Americans held the belief that it was their calling from God (Manifest Destiny) to expand westward.
  • Home by the Lake -Frederic Edwin Church

    Home by the Lake -Frederic Edwin Church

    As seen in this piece, pioneers began venturing west and inhabiting river banks.
  • Twilight on the Plains, Platte River, Colorado -Worthington Whittredge

    Twilight on the Plains, Platte River, Colorado -Worthington Whittredge

  • Sentinel Rock, Yosemite -William Keith

    Sentinel Rock, Yosemite -William Keith

    Two explorers survey uncharted land in the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Green River Cliffs, Wyoming -Thomas Moran

    Green River Cliffs, Wyoming -Thomas Moran

    Indians are shown here riding domesticated horses. Behind this, it shows that Indians had begun to adopt American ideas.
  • The Indian and the Lily -George De Forest Brush

    The Indian and the Lily -George De Forest Brush

    Here, a native Ameriacn is shown elegantly reaching down to touch a Lily.