Essay On The Last Shot
The manifest Destiny was a belief that the settlers had. They believed that they were destined to expand the west throughout the North America. It was their belief that they were supposed to expand the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. They took action and by doing this they gained one million square miles of land that was previously owned by Mexico. This expanded the U.S. The pioneers later settled in the west. They became cash croppers and they grew marketable product. The westward expansion was something that thomas Jefferson felt strongly about. He believes that the republic depended on an independent citizenry for their survival. In 1803 the louisiana purchase took place which doubled the size of the country. Then the Americans
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One of these artist was named Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. He actually painted a series of the western Expansion. He completed the series in a decade during 1852 - 1860 .He painted 22 paintings they were all about the Western Expansion. The pictures describe what people had experienced during the Western Expansion. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait painted a painting called The Last Shot. The picture represents how they felt and what they did. The Natives weren’t pleased with the encroachment on their land. They weren't glad that all the americans were on their land. The painting The Last Shot shows the Native trying to kill the American. It was called the last shot because the American only had one shot left in his gun and if he couldn't kill the Native then he would die. The Native had attacked him. He then fell off his horse. The native got off his horse and got his ax. At this moment the American got his gun so it was probably anyone's game. Either the American died or the Native. I don't really know who died, but I do know that the Native attacked the American. He had a reason for what he did. The American came to the land of the natives. The Natives weren’t really happy about this. That's why the Native attacked him. And the American shoots him because he has to save his
One of these artist was named Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. He actually painted a series of the western Expansion. He completed the series in a decade during 1852 - 1860 .He painted 22 paintings they were all about the Western Expansion. The pictures describe what people had experienced during the Western Expansion. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait painted a painting called The Last Shot. The picture represents how they felt and what they did. The Natives weren’t pleased with the encroachment on their land. They weren't glad that all the americans were on their land. The painting The Last Shot shows the Native trying to kill the American. It was called the last shot because the American only had one shot left in his gun and if he couldn't kill the Native then he would die. The Native had attacked him. He then fell off his horse. The native got off his horse and got his ax. At this moment the American got his gun so it was probably anyone's game. Either the American died or the Native. I don't really know who died, but I do know that the Native attacked the American. He had a reason for what he did. The American came to the land of the natives. The Natives weren’t really happy about this. That's why the Native attacked him. And the American shoots him because he has to save his