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1. What is your earliest memory of the American West?

One of the most outstanding memories about the American West was about the completion of the railroads to the following civil war which opened up a vast number of places to settlement and economic development. During that time, white settlers from the East flocked into Mississippi for mining activities, farming, as well as ranching. Besides, African-Americans settlers also came into the West emanating from the Deep South who were motivated by the promoters of all-black Western towns that prosperity could be found there (White, 2015). Also, diversity was intensified by the Chinese railroad workers within the region’s population. It then led the settlement from the East turn to Great Plains were the herds of Americans bison in the area were virtually omitted from the place as farmers plowed the area as well as the growth of cattle industry as the railroad provided a practical means for getting the cattle to market.

2. From what sources did you learn about the West? This could be anything from school to stories to TV shows to personal experience.

I was able to learn about the American West from various publications and articles available in the libraries of the institution as well as commercial libraries. Besides, learning about the West was made simpler by the availability of a wide range of online materials of study related to the topic. The wide range of online source equips one with the appropriate information about the West in clear details. Besides, the comparison of these sources enables one to acquire all the relevant data about the West and its historical background with regard to the American identity. Again, West is vastly presented in films and TV shows were characters have enacted the events of the period.

3. As you think about your perception of the American West, what individuals populate that space? What kinds of events take place? Set the scene of your imagined American West.

Imaginatively, I tend to perceive that the American West is populated by some widely but inter-related individuals which would be as a result of the different interaction of the different individuals who migrated into the place. Having different races within the same geographical setting means that mixed social, economic and political events will be carried such as the rise of support groups including women empowerment associations. However, this factor leads to the eruption of newly invented activities which would be suitable for all the participants in the region which would traverse across all the races in the West. Therefore, it means that new cultures and events will be generated over time in the American West due to the socialization with variant individuals from different races and ethnic groups.

4. After you’ve drafted your post, read through it and identify at least two images, pictures, TV/movie clips, or soundtracks that embody your ideas of the American West and attach them to your post.

A representation of the diverse social events carried out by individuals in the American West. Retrieved from http://www.artnet.com/artists/ray-swanson/events

A photo showing the mixed races on the American West natives and immigrants participating in a common traveling circus. Retrieved from https://www.historynet.com/traveling-circus-american-spectacle-photographs.htm

References

White, R. (2015). It's your misfortune and none of my own: A new history of the American West. University of Oklahoma Press.