Morgans central ideas relate to the following texts: “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801” by Stephen Ambrose, “Chief Joseph Speaks…” by Chief Joesph, and “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday by all the relates with history and trying to move westward for land. In Thomas Jefferson’s America 1801 it states that “the potential of the United States was, if not limitless, certainly vast…” meaning that the potential of westward expansion was very large and could be a great opportunity for more land by expanding with the people. “In one sense, then, the way to Rainy Mountain is preeminently the history of an idea..” is stated in The Way to Rainy Mountain it linked to the central idea because it states how history is an idea, just like in Morgan’s text. Westward expansion was going on because their opportunity was very large and the land was also unclaimed making the texts more factual than opinionated.…show more content… He brings the emotions into play, also how the person felt in that position, he also had many quotes from different people with similar statements from what we had read. In Chief Joesph Speaks it states that “When I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.” which is showing the dreadful emotions some of these people went through during westward expansion trying to make people understand those feelings and the point of view from which they saw the entirety of the situation.This was mainly quotations from people showing emotions from the events, not how they
