How does John Gast's 1872 painting American Progress reveal the bitter conflict that accompanied the transformation of the West?
A) A cluster of Native Americans and a herd of buffalo flee before the advancing whites.
B) The miners resort to open-pit mining that permanently scarred the landscape.
C) The farmers on the right are dealing with the effects of drought and insect swarms.
D) The mountains in the background symbolize the isolation that Westerners faced.

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The Answer is A

How Does John Gast's 1872 Painting American Progress Reveal the Bitter