1. In what ways can a display of color or pattern communicate national identity and political intention? Objective Determine how citizens and nations use colors or dress to visually communicate their identity and intention. Background INTRO: At about fourteen years of age, Lewis H. Garrard, read John C. Fremont’s Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains , an account published in U.S. newspapers in 1843. Fremont’s descriptive account enticed Lewis to venture West by himself only three years later. Garrard wrote his own book of experiences lasting from 1846-1847 titled Wah-to-ya Duration: 60 Minutes.