Please carefully read Frederick Jackson Turner’s The Significance of the Frontier in American History and Martin Ridge’s article “Life of an Idea.” Then, based on these readings, in a well-introduced and well-organized traditional essay format, please address the following questions.
Carefully define the Turner Thesis. What are its key arguments? According to Turner, how did the frontier change the characteristics of Americans and make them different from other peoples? How did it make Americans more democratic?
According to Ridge, how was the Turner Thesis historically received by Americans and others? What is its (Turner’s thesis, not the frontier) significance in U.S. history?
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