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Since this chapter is about expansion into the west, I would definitely say that the story about Henry K. Bruce’s move to the west was an appropriate introduction for this chapter. The story told about Pettis Perkinson who attempted to move his farm and slaves into the west from Virginia. Bruce was one of his slaves. The story tells about Bruce’s feelings of excitement as a boy experiencing the new environments of the west for the first time. This is similar to the fervor that many people had for heading west after seeing paintings or reading books about it.
Being that Bruce was a slave though, the story also told about the negative parts associated with being relocated by force and separated from loved ones, both of which were realities for slaves and Indians during the time of western expansion. “Many of those who headed west had no say in the matter. “Men often made the decision without consulting their wives and children, and their slaves’ wishes received even......

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