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Emigrants Crossing the Plains
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…
Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
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…
An army train crossing the plains
The United States army escorting a wagon trian headed west.
Western Expansion: Emigrants to the Western Country
Wagon train with settler traveling west in America
Mexican-American War: American troops bombarding Veracruz
U.S. troops bombarding Veracruz during the Mexican-American War
Gen. Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista
General Zachary Taylor giving orders in the field during the Battle of Buena Vista
The Nehemiah Letts Farm in the Late 1850's
Working proodection farm in America during the Industrial Revolution
Study for Westward Movement: Justice of the Plains
American settlers travelling west during the westward expansion era of the nineteenth century.