In the Frontier Thesis, the frontier is defined less as a static boundary and more as:
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Correct answer: The 'meeting point between savagery and civilization'
Turner viewed the frontier as a moving zone where the wilderness met the expanding edge of settled society. This constant interaction with nature was what he believed drove the evolutionary process of American society.
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More Turner's Frontier Thesis questions
- Which of the following was a major criticism of Turner's thesis by later 'New Western Historians'?
- How did Turner describe the impact of the frontier on the power of the federal government?
- The 'safety valve' theory was particularly important during which period of U.S. history?
- Turner suggested that the frontier helped create a 'composite nationality' by:
- In Turner’s view, the transition from 'wilderness' to 'civilization' on the frontier occurred in stages, beginning with:
- What is meant by the 'individualism' fostered by the frontier in Turner's Thesis?