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The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy S1 Ep2: The West in the Colonial EraUnderstanding the mark left on the American West by its earliest colonists; the Spaniards, who introduce horses; the French, who develop a complex trade system; the English, who have little interest in colonizing the west of the Appalachians.

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Now PlayingThe American West: History, Myth, and Legacy S1 Ep2: The West in the Colonial EraUnderstanding the mark left on the American West by its earliest colonists; the Spaniards, who introduce horses; the French, who develop a complex trade system; the English, who have little interest in colonizing the west of the Appalachians.0The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy S1 Ep3: Venturing Beyond the AppalachiansAfter the Revolutionary War, the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi becomes part of the new republic; how the territory is organized; the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 creates a new set of rules that clashes with old realities.