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American settlers travelling west during the westward expansion era of the nineteenth century.

Redefined by territorial expansion in the mid-1800s, the boundary of the American West shifted from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, fueled largely by exploration and emigration along the Oregon Trail, among others. Over the course of…

U.S. troops bombarding Veracruz during the Mexican-American War

General Zachary Taylor giving orders in the field during the Battle of Buena Vista

Working proodection farm in America during the Industrial Revolution

This dramatic and brilliantly colored canvas shows Spanish conqueror and explorer Hernando DeSoto, riding a white horse, the first European to view the Mississippi River, in 1541. As De Soto and his troops approach, the Native Americans in front of…
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