Analysis of the West

Westward Expansion 

Same picture just different versions.

1. Using the Painting, entitled American Progress, please list and describe 5 subjects/objects from the painting and exemplify Westward Expansion. Credit will be given for only subjects/objects that are clearly explained, including the significance of the subject/object chosen and the historical connection made. 

2..    Inquiry.  Write a question that is left unanswered by this painting.

3.    After you have read some more information on the painting, review your answers to the questions in #2 and explain something that you learned from the readings.

4.    Who was the artist?  For whom was the artist working?  Do you think that the artist has a message beyond simply documenting the moment?  If so, what might the message have been?

http://picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/item.php?item_id=180 Help with 3 and 4
http://www.csub.edu/~gsantos../img0061.html 3 and 4
http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/west/gastap.htm 3 and 4

* Feel free to pull up a bigger picture to use for analysis.