The Frontier in American History

advance American Atlantic became become called century cities civilization coast colony combined common constituted continuous decade demand democracy democratic dominant early East eastern economic effect element England equal Europe expansion fact farmer field followed forces forest French frontier furnished German grants hand hundred ideals Illinois important increasing Indian individual industrial influence institutions interests interior Lake lands later leaders less Massachusetts means ment Michigan Middle West Mississippi Valley mountains movement nation natural North northern Northwest Ohio Valley opportunity organization passed Pennsylvania period pioneer Plains political population possession prairies present problem production region result river settled settlement settlers significance slavery social society soil South Southern struggle tion towns trade turn United universities vast Virginia Western whole wilderness Wisconsin York