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I. The Westward Movement I. The U.S. marched quickly toward the West which proved to be very hard with disease and loneliness. II. Frontier people were individualistic, superstitious and ill-informed of current matters. II. Shaping the Western Landscape I. The westward movement molded the environment. o Tobacco overuse had exhausted the land forcing settlers to move on, but “Kentucky bluegrass” thrived. o Settlers trapped beavers, sea otters, and bison for fur to ship back East. II. The spirit of nationalism led to an appreciation of the American wilderness. o Artist George Catlin pushed for national parks and later achieved it with Yellowstone in 1872. III. The March of the Millions I. In the mid-1800s, the population continued to double every 25 years.