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Unit 6 Going West They are American Indians, the earliest Native Americans. Who are they? At some point within the last 35,000 years, prehistoric humans walked from the tip of Asia across a land bridge to Alaska, from where they spread through the unpeopled continents of North and South America The American Indians lived in huts and houses of wood. They lived a simple life and made a living by hunting and fishing near the Mississippi River. From the 16th to the17th century, European settlers got toAmerica And drove away the native Americans and ruled the country moving west Westward Movement is a movement of people from the settled regions of the United States to lands farther west. Between the early 17th and late 19th centuries, Anglo-American people and their society expanded from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast. This westward movement, across what was often called the American frontier, was of enormous significance. By expanding the nation’s borders to include more than three million square miles, the United States became one of the most powerful nations of the 20th century. However, this expansion also resulted in great suffering, destruction, and cultural loss for the Native Americans of North America. This expansion also meant that much of North America was dominated by English institutions and ways of life, instead of Spanish or French ones. The Spanish and French were also exploring and settling North America in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. For good or ill, the Westward Movement of these Anglo-American settlers was one of the most influential forces to shape North American history. The new settlements in America soon became known as the Wild West. Because the western states of the US during the years were settled by the first Europeans. There was not much respect for the law there. 1.what’s the style of the writing ? A. Critical B. Narrative C. Subjective