Frontier Democracy
Frontier Democracy
In many ways America has always been a frontier, from the
first pilgrims who settled her untamed shores to the last
forty-niner to pack his possessions and head out west. The
fact that Americans have created this shining juggernaut of
a nation up from a foundation of virgin wilds and expanses
shows that she is truly a land of opportunity, and one which
was unarguably taken advantage of. The people who lived the
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…door of opportunity to
immigrants who desired a better life in America. The new
crop of idealistic leaders which sprouted from the frontier
was also instrumental in the creation of the democracy we
enjoy in America today.
1 portion excerpted from Jackson Turner Essay chapter IX p. 6
Bibliograpy
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Essay: The Frontier in American History
By: Frederic Jackson Turner
Published 1920
The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia
Vol. 6
Pgs. 734-756
Published 1994
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