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In the discussion tab above, write a power paragraph in response to the following prompt: > Who was Horace Greely and how did "Go west, young man" influence America's growth and expansion?//
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On a new sheet of note paper (distribute plain computer paper - there's some in the drawer below the printer), complete a text, context, subtext analysis for //American Progress// (image at below-right). Be sure to answer the following questions in your notes: Research the answers to questions you can't determine from the painting. Work in pairs to discuss your perception/interpretation of the painting.
 * What We Did In Class**
 * Who painted it? When? Why did they paint it?
 * Where was it written or created? What was happening there at the time? What was happening in the country at the time?
 * What is the document/source saying?

Complete the handout "[|Growing Nationalism, Manifest Destiny, and Foreign Policy]" independently. Finish for homework. Use all we've discussed and more if necessary.

Finish handout -- they'll be collected first thing in class.
 * Homework**

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