Race, Ethnicity, and Gender During the Industrial Revolution and Westward ExpansionPrepare:Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of your textbook.Explore theAlien Menacearticle thoroughly, viewing all of the links. You arenot required to answer the questions on the website, only to consider them.Choose the group that you plan to focus on during this course and in yourFinal Project. You must choose from the groups listed below:African AmericansNative Americans/American IndiansWomenImmigrantsReflect:Reflect on the restrictions and beliefs based on race, gender, ethnicity, andnational origin that were common in American society during the last half ofthe 1800s.Think about the changes (both positive and negative) that came about as aresult of the industrial revolution and westward expansion.Think about how discrimination shaped the experiences of each group.What particular challenges and opportunities did each group confrontduring this period?