Turner Thesis

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf history
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Frontier_Thesis
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:New_Western_Historians
ignoring Native Americans
overemphasizing Anglo-American experience
gptkbp:field history
gptkbp:hasConcept The frontier promoted individualism and democracy
The closing of the frontier marked the end of a significant era in American history
American democracy was shaped by the frontier experience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Turner Thesis
gptkbp:influenced American historiography
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Frederick_Jackson_Turner
gptkbp:publishedIn The Significance of the Frontier in American History
gptkbp:subject gptkb:American_West
American identity
frontier
gptkbp:yearProposed 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_Jackson_Turner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5