Journey to the West

Native American history, but the United States History as well. The Indian Removal Act took place in May of 1830 removing the Native Americans from the land they lived on to live further west (Oklahoma). State governments joined in the effort to drive Native…

The Erie Canal was known as the gateway to the West. It was wildly popular; people came from near and far to travel along its 363 mile long route. The canal had a major impact on the nation’s economy in the 1800s. Towns emerged in the area and businesses blossomed. It was a huge success and many people began to rely on it. The Erie Canal increased the nation’s economy, brought people together, and promoted nationalism through trade and expansion. The Erie Canal joined people and product together…

taking on their culture. The white settlers had wanted the Native Americans land for farming. Jackson had decided to remove all Native Americans from their land. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, ordering all Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River. The Five Civilized Tribes consists of The Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Chickasaw. Jackson had pressured each…

They also accredited that the United States was intended to eventually be a country stretching from coast to coast, causing them to expand towards the western coast. Benjamin Franklin talked about a destiny for Americans to use new lands to the west as early as 1751. Other early presidents including Jefferson, Monroe, and Adams also all expressed dreams of expanding ("Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion"). Under Presidents Tyler and Polk in the eighteen forties, the territory of the…

A Hero’s Journey Comparison of The Flash and Odysseus Why does a hero inspire us to challenge ourselves? A hero goes through an amount of challenges that make them who they are. Most of their early challenges are easier than their future challenges. For many heroes they were forced into a situation they would have to make sense of. Odysseus, husband and new father, was forced onto Poseidon’s sea. Odysseus is considered a Greek hero, because he faced hardships that would make him into a great…

during the Mexican war. When Hastings met Clyman he convinced him to follow John C Fremont’s trail from the Humboldt River to the Great Salt Lake. When he set foot on his journey the Hastings party crossed the Salt Lake valley. When he was about 24 years of age he joined a group of emigrants at Elm Grove, Kansas, heading west to the Oregon territory. When they reached Willamette valley he led the overland wagon train to Oregon. He told his people the desert was only 40 miles across and he…

Charlie Parker’s Ill-Fated West Coast Trip Charlie “Bird” Parker is one of the most iconic figures not only in the modern jazz history, but also in the jazz history overall. Charlie Parker had an extraordinary melodic gift and regularly created solos that consisted of ling-lined melodies, each of which was elegant improvised composition unto itself. This gained a wide following among jazz musicians and greatly influenced the Jazz community in the iconic shift is music. Parker’s self-destructive…

During the 1840’s a man named Asa Whitney had a vision to connect the East and West Coast together with a railroad (Carvantes 4). He saw the great potential of a railroad stretching across America seeing how it could allow people and resources to travel across the country in a safe and reliable form of transportation. His vision would come to be realized with the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. Construction of the railroad first began in 1863 and was a very long and expensive process…

events that shaped not only the West Coast, but america in later years. From the Gold Rush in California, many other gold rushes in other states began to happen, such as the Colorado and Klondike. They began to draw attention because of what happened in California. In both good and bad ways, the California Gold Rush has transformed the nation and gave way to a promising future for America. During the California Gold Rush, thousands had heard of gold being mined out West, but, did not believe…

The American West before its conquest and establishment was a metaphorical ideology formulated by the American government within the Young America movement. In an attempt to encourage pioneers towards the frontier and to “Go West”, the United States explored the powerful notion of Manifest Destiny, creating the perception that the undiscovered land was given to America through support of Providence. This ideology and its strict adherence during settlement, poses the question: Did manifest…