This painting by Asher Brown Durand illustrates the westward movement. The people's desire to expand and take more land.

This painting by Thomas Cole illustrates the Henry Clay's American System. This painting shows a painting of a canal. Which people at that time needed, better transportation.

This painting by Albert Bierstadt illustrates the weather conditions of the west, when people wanted to settle out west. This painting of a storm in the mountains.

Thomas Moran painted many paintings on the Grand Canyon and this is one of them. This displays nationalism because people wanted to move west.

This painting by John Quidor, The Return of Rip van Winkle illustrates nationalism, you can see the American flag in the background and it looks like they are standing up to the British.

This is also a painting by John Quidor, shows the wilderness of the west as well.