The Frontier in American HistoryThe Floating Press, 1 Mei 2014 - 333 halaman The frontier has always been a quintessential part of what makes America unique, and according to renowned historian Frederick Jackson Turner, it did more than stoke the imaginations of early pioneers -- it actually helped to shape American democracy and institutions. This engaging volume explains and expands on Turner's Frontier Thesis, one of the most significant concepts in the study of American history. |
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... trade,[11] and beyond the Mississippi, where Indian traders extended their activity even to the Rocky Mountains; Florida also furnished frontier conditions. The Mississippi River region was the scene of typical frontier settlements.[12] ...
... trade,[11] and beyond the Mississippi, where Indian traders extended their activity even to the Rocky Mountains; Florida also furnished frontier conditions. The Mississippi River region was the scene of typical frontier settlements.[12] ...
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... trading frontier; English colonization by its farming frontier. There was an antagonism between the two frontiers as ... trade pioneered the way for civilization. The buffalo trail became the Indian trail, and this became the trader's ...
... trading frontier; English colonization by its farming frontier. There was an antagonism between the two frontiers as ... trade pioneered the way for civilization. The buffalo trail became the Indian trail, and this became the trader's ...
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... trade, the purchase of Indian lands, and the creation and government of new settlements as a security against the Indians. It is evident that the unifying tendencies of the Revolutionary period were facilitated by the previous ...
... trade, the purchase of Indian lands, and the creation and government of new settlements as a security against the Indians. It is evident that the unifying tendencies of the Revolutionary period were facilitated by the previous ...
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... trade with New York and Philadelphia was of this sort, draining us of all the little money and bills we could gather from other places for their bread, flour, beer, hams, bacon, and other things of their produce, all which, except beer ...
... trade with New York and Philadelphia was of this sort, draining us of all the little money and bills we could gather from other places for their bread, flour, beer, hams, bacon, and other things of their produce, all which, except beer ...
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... trade of a rising empire." The legislation which most developed the powers of the national government, and played the largest part in its activity, was conditioned on the frontier. Writers have discussed the subjects of tariff, land ...
... trade of a rising empire." The legislation which most developed the powers of the national government, and played the largest part in its activity, was conditioned on the frontier. Writers have discussed the subjects of tariff, land ...
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III The Old West | 61 |
IV The Middle West | 110 |
V The Ohio Valley in American History | 139 |
VI The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History | 158 |
VII The Problem of the West | 184 |
VIII Dominant Forces in Western Life | 200 |
IX Contributions of the West to American Democracy | 220 |
X Pioneer Ideals and the State University | 245 |
XI The West and American Ideals | 265 |
XII Social Forces in American History | 286 |
XIII Middle Western Pioneer Democracy | 308 |
Endnotes | 332 |
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