Frederick Jackson Turner Argued That, with the Closing of the Frontier

question 18

Multiple Choice

Frederick Jackson Turner argued that, with the closing of the frontier, Americans __________.

• A) should devote themselves to improving their own society
• B) should embrace Populist reforms
• C) required a new frontier outside America
• D) had no need for new challenges

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