Answer:
A.He is not concerned about it.
Explanation:
As he didn´t went out to the porch running, but barely steps closer to take a glance at what was happening, he seems relaxed and not concerned at all with what just happened, this means that he does not care, nor is interested in learning more about it, he isn´t also disappointed that it wasn´t more excited, he just doesn´t care.
My guess is a internationalist. and they are writing about the american culture from a different POV. And New York or Britain.
I'll need a little bit more information than that, however the answer that best suits the question is: White male settlers. They were payed to settle the west.<span />
<span>Panic of 1873
The economic recession of 1873 diverted the northerners focus to the financial issues impacting the growth of the Second Industrial Revolution and the growing farmer population in the West. Northerners wanted the government to focus on the industrial progress taking place and the growing concerns over political and economic corruption occurring within urban areas. </span>
Narrowest point of land along Central America and the bodies of water helped as well
Panama Canal
War and the space race
