In your journal, write about 3 sentences about the painting American Gothic done by Grant Wood. What is the story behind this painting? Who are these people? What are they doing? Don’t read the poem yet, just look at the picture. After you have written these thoughts down, research the painting itself using both print and trusted online sources. What did you find? How was what you found similar to your predictions, and how was it different? Write about these comparisons in your journal, with one paragraph dedicated to similarities and one paragraph related to differences.

the discoverers and explorers: 1. natives showed jedediah smith the way. 2. william sublette was the first cross it with a caravan. 3.joel walker and his family were the frist settlers to use it. the jumping off point: 1. founded in 1827 near where the missouri river flows into the mississippi. 2. by the 1840's, it was the most popular "jumping off" point for pioneers to stock their wagons with supplies. 3. missionaries from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints attempted to make independence their zion, or holy capital. the route west: 1. the first emigrants to oregon came by ship before the trail was established. 2. ships continued to to travel to oregon even after the overland migrations began, but they were not popular among the pioneers. 3. the fare for a sea journey to oregon was quite expensive--few pioneer families could afford it. i don't know the other three i'm sorry.

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answer: the ocean

explanation: if you map out 30 n and 40 n latitude, you will get the ocean

d. it spread christianity. i just took the test and got it right.