The Frontier in American History

acres 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 fall farmer field followed forces forest formed 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 origin passed Pennsylvania period pioneer Plains political population prairies present problem production region result river settled settlement settlers significance social society soil South Southern struggle tion towns trade turn United universities vast Virginia Western whole wilderness Wisconsin York