William Tyler
- Sep 14
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JW3 Thursday Course. 15th September at 11.30 only on zoom this week. You can go to JW3 for zoom too

Ever Westwards

The story this week of the indigenous peoples of USA is how the European Americans forced the indigenous tribes ever westwards across the continent.

The concept of The Ever Advancing Frontier

The concept of Manifest Destiny

The advance of 'civilisation' seems unstoppable

The impact on indigenous peoples incalculable

The consequences of The Civil War of the 1860s

Looking forward to next, and final, session on this topic

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