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"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" is a paper presented by historian Frederick Jackson Turner at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The essay argues that the continuous westward expansion and settlement of the frontier shaped American political institutions, indivi...
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Turner's 'Frontier Thesis' fundamentally shaped how Americans understood their own history. He argued that the westward expansion and the frontier experience were the primary crucible forging American democracy and character. While heavily debated today, his work remains a cornerstone of American hi...
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