No, it is technically false that <span>Buddhism spread only by means of overland routes, sine sea routes were involved as well--however land routes were far more prominent. </span>
1. The people in wagons/horseback with regular clothing are the groups moving west. With them, they bring death/destruction.
2. They may be moving west for better job opportunities, freedom, or to explore.
3. The Native Americans and animals like bears/buffalo were already in the West. They are forced to flee, fight for their land, or even die.
4. The figure in the center of the painting is Lady Liberty. She may represent America as a whole + the way they brought their ideals, hopes, and technology to the West along with them.
5. John Gast likely did not believe that US expansion in the 1800s was justifiable b/c in this painting of his, he portrays some of the negative effects that American expansion had on several groups in the West. There is a pile of animal bones symbolizing death, and other animals, as well as Native Indians, can be seen running away from the people moving west, showing how American expansion caused many to leave their homes.
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The answer is C, an escaped slave who served in the American Army.
Explanation: Jehu Grant was a slave in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He ran away in 1777 and served in the continental army for eight months.
The right statement would be They expanded their territory so that it stretched from Spain to the Indus River Valley.