Frontier thesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf history
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:New_Western_Historians
overemphasizing Anglo-American experience
downplaying environmental impacts
ignoring Native American perspectives
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Frederick_Jackson_Turner
1893
gptkbp:hasConcept The closing of the frontier marked the end of a significant era in American history
American democracy was shaped by the frontier experience
The frontier encouraged innovation
The frontier fostered democracy
The frontier promoted individualism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frontier thesis
gptkbp:influenced American historiography
Western history studies
gptkbp:presentedAtEvent gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkbp:publishedIn The Significance of the Frontier in American History
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
American exceptionalism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turner_thesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7