Significance Of Frontier In American History
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Significance Of Frontier In American History
The expansion of the American frontier played a large part in the history and
making of the United States, but how big was that role? Historian Frederick
Turner felt that the American frontier played the largest influence on our
country’s history. Turner also believes that America as a country died over
100 years ago as published in “The Significance of the Frontier in American
History”. Turner felt that when the frontier was gone, America was as well. He
also drew many factors to the rapid disappearance of the frontier and a larger
step for independence and individual rights in America: 1.) The frontier gave
Americans a new beginning. They were able to start a new life in a new place. It
also allowed many of them to erase their pasts and start with a clean slate. 2.)
America was a rapidly growing country and needed more room for all of its
energy. The timing of the expansion was impeccable to the growth of America. 3.)
Expansion made America independent in many ways. A largely visible way was
lessening its dependence on Europe for goods and supplies. As a vast population
of America moved west, European countries had a more difficult time delivering
its goods and supplies to the Pioneers. These points make Turner’s beliefs
well received. Much of the information that Turner included was so obvious once
it was said; yet it never would have caught my attention if I were to sit down
and think of reasons for the American frontier playing a significant role in
history. I found the most intriguing of Turner’s points to be that Americans
did not shape the land, the land shaped Americans. This is something that most
people would not like to hear because in a sense it is telling them that they
are not in control of their own life. Turner proved this point by ...
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