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  • Essay / Questions and Answers on Victory of the West by Rodney Stark

    1. Who are they?The characters in How the West Won were Lily Prescott and Eve Prescott, they had two younger brothers. Their parents later died and they had to survive on their own. In the middle of the film, they go through the stages of their lives, like when they get older.2. Where did they go and why? They traveled on a wooden raft and went to different forests. The war was raging and they had to leave. The girls each met someone, but one day, while traveling, they hit rapids and there their parents died. 3. What did they accomplish? They pushed back the Indians who were trying to take their belongings. They lived without their parents after what happened to them. They learned to live alone.3 Major parameters:1. What was the setting? Where was the decor? The setting was in the forest in the first part of the film. The second setting was how they had the Pony Express, which allowed mail to be delivered faster. They also made the telegram but the Indians were listening to their conversations. They also created the express railroad to transport people across the country.2. What major event took place there? Who or what participated in the event? The major event was the westward expansion, also the First World War. Zeb, the little boy of the Prescott family, was now about 28 or 30 years old and at war. It was very hard for everyone. Lily Prescott was also a veteran dancer. Luis and Clark's expedition went well, they were the first Americans in the 19th century to reach the Pacific Ocean by boat.3. How has the decor evolved over time? It moved from forest to westward expansion. The Americans wanted to make peace with the Indians, but they ended up killing some of them by running bulls through their town. They had... middle of paper ...... ng killed (bad), including the battle where the Americans died. The cost was the number of wars lost by the Indians. 4. What were the benefits of westward expansion? The Indians gained territory to the west, which is why it is called "westward expansion." When we found the territory, we found gold and expanded the territory. We also started transportation, like train.5. How did westward expansion impact the modern United States? It caused turf wars with Native Americans and Mexicans. There was also discussion about whether or not the new territories should have slavery. The Louisiana Purchase also impacted westward expansion and gave us strong economic power. The settlers wanted to travel the westward expansion in small groups. The territory was very important to the United States: it held access to the Mississippi River and a shipping port to New Orleans..