American Progress

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Imagine that you have been sucked into the painting American Progress Links to an external site. by John Gast. Take the perspective of one of the following figures in the painting:

  • American Indians
  • White settlers
  • Pony express rider
  • Columbia (the drifting female spirit)

Writing from a first-person point of view, describe how you feel about westward progress. What have you experienced? What have you witnessed? Where are you headed? What are your predictions for the future? This should be written as if you are one of the characters in this work of art. This means that you would be experiencing life in the 1840s-1850s. Be imaginative and draw upon your background knowledge of this era in history.

You may write your response as a letter or journal entry.

 

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