The Symbolic Frontier in American Cultural History Quiz
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According to Frederick Jackson Turner's 'The Significance of the Frontier in American History', what explains American development?

  • The existence of free land (correct)
  • The simplicity of primitive society
  • The settlement of the Atlantic coast
  • The fluidity of American life

    • What is the psychological sense of the frontier in American culture?

  • Unlimited opportunity (correct)
  • Desire for isolation
  • Fear of the unknown
  • Hostility towards indigenous peoples

    • According to Turner's Frontier Thesis, what dominates American character?

  • Forces furnished by the settlement of the Atlantic coast
  • Forces furnished by the simplicity of primitive society
  • Forces furnished by the expansion westward (correct)
  • Forces furnished by the fluidity of American life

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