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Monroe Doctrine
President Monroe defines America's claim to territories beyond our borders. -
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George Catlin Sketches Indian Tribes
From 1832 to 1837 he spent the summer months sketching the tribes and then finished his pictures in oils during the winter.
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Essay on American Scenery
Essay HereThomas Cole published his "Essay on American Scenery" in American Monthly Magazine. -
Buffalo Dance
George Catlin created Buffalo Dance. -
The Backwoods of America
Jasper Francis Cropsey painted The Backwoods of America in 1858. -
Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn
Thomas Moran painted Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn in 1862. -
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Great Surveys
From 1867-1879, the Federal government supported four Great Surveys which Moran participated in, sketching several impressive landscapes along the way. Read more here. -
Frontier Closed
By 1890, historian Frederick Jackson Turner declared that the western frontier had disappeared.
