Which of the Following Did Frederick Jackson Turner Argue in His

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did Frederick Jackson Turner argue in his "frontier thesis"?

• A) Western settlement had essentially been one great failure, and the American public should be ashamed of the exploitation it had caused.
• B) The only way for the United States to settle the frontier was through peaceful relations with the Native Americans.
• C) American culture and identity developed from the ways in which the frontier shaped those who lived on it.
• D) With the end of the western settlement, the nation needed a new frontier to explore and, therefore, should seek an overseas empire.
• E) The American frontier was just a myth, and the people of the nation own all land communally.

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