lifetime project by joshua weusi-barrera

western expansion

i'm a farmer in central Texas, lots rising prices in agricultural, made me move west in search of more arable land, and riches the invention of the train helped me move all of my animals and me in short amount of time

gilded age

i'm a immigrant form Europe the wage in america is higher then the one in Europe so that's why i'm moving there John D. Rockefeller is just like me he was an immigrant just like me but now he is an American oil industry business magnate and philanthropist, who is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time by virtually every source

imperilasim

im from Puerto Rico, my home land became part of the us was because Spain gave us to america as a peace offering during the Spanish-american war i provide military advantage over the southern Americas

world world 1

i was a soldier during the great war my daily life consisted of time spent facing the enemy was balanced by periods of rest,it was crazy seeing the new invention called "airplane" in the sky and tanks on the ground

1920's America

i was a jazz performer because the music was new and really good and really fancy people where paying good money for jazz performers Louis Armstrong inspired me to become a jazz performer

Credits:

Created with images by ktuec - "cowboy cart ranch" • ibm4381 - "The gilded age" • Manuel J. Prieto - "Medieval knight" • tevyaw - "soldier books world war 1" • jfinnirwin - "Rai Charles"

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