Turner thesis

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gptkbp:instanceOf history
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Frontier_thesis
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:New_Western_Historians
ignoring Native Americans
downplaying other factors in American development
gptkbp:field history
gptkbp:hasConcept American democracy was shaped by the frontier experience
The frontier was a key factor in American development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Turner thesis
gptkbp:influenced historiography of the American West
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Frederick_Jackson_Turner
1893
gptkbp:publishedIn The Significance of the Frontier in American History
gptkbp:subjectOf debate in American historiography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frontier_(historical)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6