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On the emigration to America and peopling the western country (How does the poem portray the ""western country""? Provide evidence from the text to support your response)

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A happier soil and hope for the future.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem "Emigration to America and peopling the western country" portrays the western country as a happier soil, praising the potential of a new found land and it's natural riches. The first half of the poem addresss the beauty of the land, while the second half addresses the opportunities the land offers to immigrants from Europe.

The poem expresses hope for the future as written in the second stanza of the poem "From Europe's proud, despotic shores hither the stranger takes his way and in our new found world explores a happier soil, a milder sway, where no proud depot holds him down, no slaves insult him with a crown"

The poet expresses hope for the future of America, as the poem conveys a sense of optimism for the opportunities presented for America at the same time warning against the dangers of kings and religious power.

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