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Argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner
The Frontier Thesis, also known as Turner's Thesis or American frontierism, is an argument presented by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that
Frontier_Thesis
American historian (1861–1932)
1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went on to become well-known historians.
Frederick_Jackson_Turner
Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912
destiny" and historians' "Frontier Thesis". The legends, historical events, and folklore of the American frontier, known as the frontier myth, have embedded
American_frontier
1893 essay by Frederick Jackson Turner
of the Frontier in American History" is a seminal essay by the American historian Frederick Jackson Turner which advanced the Frontier thesis of American
The Significance of the Frontier in American History
The_Significance_of_the_Frontier_in_American_History
Influential myth in American culture
Columbian Exhibition (Chicago World's Fair). In his Frontier Thesis, Turner defined the concept of the frontier as "the meeting point between savagery and civilization
Frontier_myth
Area near or beyond a boundary
theorized by historian Frederick Jackson Turner, whose Frontier Thesis (1893) argued that the frontier experience was the defining force in shaping American
Frontier
American historian (1903–1981)
of the American frontier and the American West, becoming one of the leading defenders of Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" from the 1950s to
Ray_Allen_Billington
American historian
the grandson of Frederick Jackson Turner, author of the influential Frontier Thesis. Main worked most of his adult life as a professor and author of American
Jackson_Turner_Main
Topics referred to by the same term
topology Frontier Series of Canadian banknotes issued from 2011 onwards Frontier Thesis, a theory about the meaning of the American frontier Frontier (supercomputer)
Frontier_(disambiguation)
Social movement
The reason for the lag is that frontier history, from its inception in Frederick Jackson Turner’s 1893 "Frontier Thesis" paper, had always been home to
New_Western_History
American musician and record producer
land use and consumer ideology associated with his solo exhibition "Frontier Thesis" at Flanders Gallery in Raleigh, NC. After the birth of his son in
David_McConnell_(musician)
Political ideology
a modern variation of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis. He makes the case that frontiers throughout history have been open, uncontested territories
Crypto-anarchy
Social and economic development theory
is the Laurentian thesis. The common trend in the historical roots of the metropolitan thesis is its opposition to the Frontier Thesis put forward by Frederick
Metropolitan-hinterland thesis
Metropolitan-hinterland_thesis
1871 book by Walt Whitman
character, and body politic (foreshadowing Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis). He also criticizes Thomas Carlyle's Shooting Niagara: and after?
Democratic_Vistas
1762 book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
government must be able to exert over the populace (cf. also Turner's frontier thesis for the case of America). In his view, a monarchical government is
The_Social_Contract
American frontier. It is a selection from tens of thousands of titles. See also: Bibliography of the Western United States The American frontier, also known
Bibliography of the American frontier
Bibliography_of_the_American_frontier
Jackson Turner's influential Frontier Thesis and similar works—is reflected in the fact that White never uses the word "frontier" in his book. As one fellow
It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own
It's_Your_Misfortune_and_None_of_My_Own
American historian
University of Oklahoma. He was a proponent of Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis" and is known as a major influence on the historian Angie Debo. Dale
Edward_Everett_Dale
Historical narrative
subsequent history. The thesis addresses the question of how the Ottomans were able to expand from a small principality on the frontier of the Byzantine Empire
Ghaza_thesis
Political slogan and the set of policy programs promoted by John F. Kennedy
Kennedy High modernism Techno-progressivism American pioneer Frontier thesis Endless Frontier Act Marcus, Robert D. A Brief History of the United States
New_Frontier
Idea of the United States as unique nation
by the frontier experience. In line with historian Frederick Jackson Turner's influential Frontier Thesis, they argue that the American frontier allowed
American_exceptionalism
Territory governed by another country
regulated Frontiers and extraterritorial areas Border – Geographic boundaries of political entity Frontier – Area near or beyond a boundary Frontier thesis –
Colony
American revolutionaries
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
Patriot_(American_Revolution)
Type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism
century. In 1893, as part of his Frontier Thesis, historian Frederick Jackson Turner asserted that the United States frontier was demographically "closed"
Guest_ranch
Far-right internet group
is Inevitable: Analyzing Youth-Oriented Far-Right Propaganda on TikTok (Thesis). doi:10.20381/ruor-27743. hdl:10393/43528. Conner, Christopher T.; Hannah
Groypers
1990 novel by Gerald Vizenor
both Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis". The novel begins by explaining the history and lineage of the four
Bearheart
National ethos of the United States
in 1893 advanced the Frontier Thesis, under which American democracy and the American Dream were formed by the American frontier. He stressed the process—the
American_Dream
Political philosophy
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
Paleoconservatism
Decennial census mandated by the US Constitution
This trend prompted Frederick Jackson Turner to develop his milestone Frontier Thesis. The 1890 census was the first to be compiled using the new tabulating
United_States_census
Patriotic ideology in the United States
nation (1963). Sides, Hampton (2007). Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1400033553. Sears, Stephen
Americanism_(ideology)
American frontier experience. He stressed the process—the moving frontier line—and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process. In the thesis, the
Historiography of the United States
Historiography_of_the_United_States
History and territorial evolution of the Illinois frontier
Territory Frontier Thesis Northwest Territory "Frontier Illinois". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved July 26, 2026. Cayton, A. R. L. (1999). "Review of Frontier Illinois
Frontier_Illinois
American policy prioritizing U.S. interests over other nations
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
America_First
Fall of a complex human society
function depends on constant growth (cf. Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis). This type of society, based almost exclusively on acquisition (such
Societal_collapse
Study of writing Chinese history
Millward, "a degree of 'partisanship' for the indigenous underdogs of frontier history". Scholarly interest in writing about Chinese minorities from non-Chinese
Chinese_historiography
Colonialism which replaces natives with settlers
1819 Treaty of Saginaw. Frederick Jackson Turner, the father of the "frontier thesis" of American history, noted in 1901: "Our colonial system did not start
Settler_colonialism
known, and therefore less fearsome, to the Western reading public". The thesis of Edward Said's Orientalism develops Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci's
Historiography_of_India
2023 book by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
nonexistent, and that historians no longer support the Frontier Thesis that suggests exploring rugged frontiers like the American West creates hardy, productive
A_City_on_Mars
American historian (1923–2003)
Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis." Montana: The Magazine of Western History (1991): 2–13. Ridge, Martin. "The American West: From Frontier to Region." New
Martin_Ridge_(historian)
African History: Crises and Transitions in African Historiography, 1950-1990 (Thesis). University of London. Schmidt, Peter R. SchmidtPeter R.; Arthur, Kathryn
African_historiography
Consists of policies of states that involve territorial or economic expansion
back to the 19th century when Frederick Jackson Turner produced his Frontier Thesis which made the case for the decisive role of American expansionism
Expansionism
as Southern California. In another unifying thesis about political culture that, like the Frontier Thesis, some have argued that Lockean liberalism is
Political culture of the United States
Political_culture_of_the_United_States
Term for developing country's market economy
A frontier market is a term for a type of developing country's market economy which is more developed than a least developed country's, but too small,
Frontier_market
Concept of public international law
Indigenous peoples Colonialism Eurocentrism First contact (anthropology) Frontier thesis Imperialism Manifest destiny Monroe Doctrine Terra nullius Right of
Discovery_doctrine
Principle of international law
heritage of humanity Discovery doctrine Extraterrestrial real estate Frontier Frontier thesis Indigenous land rights International waters International zones
Terra_nullius
Study of history in the Soviet Union
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Historiography in the Soviet Union
Historiography_in_the_Soviet_Union
Academic journal
dedicated to Frederick Jackson Turner whose Frontier Thesis argued the colonization of the American Frontier was the decisive factor in American democracy
Journal_of_the_Southwest
Intellectual movement
sustainability Effective accelerationism – Philosophical and social movement Frontier Thesis – Argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner Future Shock – 1970
Progress_studies
"The Life of an Idea: The Significance of Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis." Montana: The Magazine of Western History 41, no. 1 (1991): 2–13.
Bibliography of the Western United States
Bibliography_of_the_Western_United_States
Series of conflicts between China and Russia
policies and vernacular histories of five tribes on the Sino-Russian frontier (Thesis). OCLC 426251942. ProQuest 304891316. Lux, Louise (1998). The Unsullied
Sino-Russian_border_conflicts
Historiography of a country
political culture of the nation and its regions. Innis, Influenced by the Frontier thesis of American historian Frederick Jackson Turner, added a sociological
Historiography_of_Canada
American historian (1921–2008)
named in 2009. His first book The Urban Frontier (1959) was a challenge to Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier thesis, asserting that the catalysts for western
Richard_Clement_Wade
a step backward. He uses a three-stage approach: the status quo is the "thesis", the challenge to it (as represented by Socrates, Christianity, and Luther)
Historiography_of_Germany
American author and historian (1905–1976)
removed] Paulson, Kristoffer E., Ole Rolvaag, Herbert Krause and the Frontier Thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner ( from Where the West Begins, edited by
Herbert_Krause
Science of Roman historical writing
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Roman_historiography
School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
1638-1871". In the 1910s, Frederick Jackson Turner, well-known for his "Frontier Thesis," joined the faculty, coming from the University of Wisconsin. He taught
Department of History (Harvard University)
Department_of_History_(Harvard_University)
Human habitats located in environments inhospitable for humans
Refugee camp – Temporary settlement for refugees Frontier – Area near or beyond a boundary Frontier thesis – Argument by historian Frederick Jackson TurnerPages
Human_outpost
Theory of American immigrant integration
The becoming white thesis or becoming white narrative is a historical narrative in the United States that certain non-Anglo-Saxon and non-Protestant immigrant
Becoming_white_thesis
American right-wing political movement
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
Patriot_movement
Historical, archival research and writing of the UK
undergraduate programme, culminating in the production of a Final Year thesis based on primary sources. This horrified Oxbridge, where college tutors
Historiography of the United Kingdom
Historiography_of_the_United_Kingdom
Government ministry of Pakistan
The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Urdu: وزارتِ ریاستی و سرحدی امور, wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor; abbreviated as SAFRON) was a federal
Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)
Ministry_of_States_and_Frontier_Regions_(Pakistan)
Destruction of Aboriginal Society (1970), Henry Reynolds' The Other Side of the Frontier (1981) and Peter Reid's work on Aboriginal children who had been removed
Historiography_of_Australia
Proposed nature preserve in the American Great Plains
which historian Frederick Jackson Turner used in his "Frontier Thesis" to declare the American Frontier "closed" in 1893. Large areas have fewer than 2 persons
Buffalo_Commons
Province of Pakistan
Pakhtunkhwa, commonly abbreviated KP or KPK and formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern
Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
1704 raid during Queen Anne's War
memory has tended to view Deerfield in line with Frederick Turner's Frontier Thesis as a singular Indian attack against a community of individualistic
Raid_on_Deerfield
2000 documentary film
film and companion volume. Segment One – Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis Segment Two – The New Immigrants, Head Shapes, and the Melting Pot:
The_First_Measured_Century
Literature review by Margaret Atwood
Studies in Canadian Literature 2 (1977) See also Michael S. Cross, The Frontier Thesis and the Canadas: The Debate on the Impact of the Canadian Environment
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
Survival:_A_Thematic_Guide_to_Canadian_Literature
19th-century Mississippi trail
Andrew Jackson's Military Road and the Settlement of the Southern Frontier (Thesis). Missouri State University. MSU Graduate Theses 3597. "Marion County
Jackson's_Military_Road
Interdisciplinary academic field
Studies. 10 (1): 139–171. Williams, William Appleman (1955). "The Frontier Thesis and American Foreign Policy". Pacific Historical Review. 24 (4): 379–380
American_studies
Study of the history of Switzerland
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Historiography_of_Switzerland
One of the four census regions of the US
"The Life of an Idea: The Significance of Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis." Montana: The Magazine of Western History 41, no. 1 (1991): 2–13.
Western_United_States
Political philosophy during the 1912 US presidential election
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
New Nationalism (Theodore Roosevelt)
New_Nationalism_(Theodore_Roosevelt)
Sociological theory
SSRN 2232897. Fenn, Richard K. "The Relevance of Bellah's 'Civil Religion' Thesis to a Theory of Secularization," Social Science History, Fall 1977, 1#4 pp
American_civil_religion
capitalist system.” In The Winning of the West (1889–1896), Roosevelt's frontier thesis stressed a struggle between "civilization" and "savagery." Excerpts:
Political positions of Theodore Roosevelt
Political_positions_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
Historiography of Ethiopia
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Ethiopian_historiography
Methodology of historical studies used in North Macedonia
Macedonian". A study of Macedonian identity and national discourse in Skopje. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of Master of Arts Degree. Department of
Historiography in North Macedonia
Historiography_in_North_Macedonia
American historian and teacher (1925–1987)
corporations. Biography portal History portal American frontier Frederick Jackson Turner Frontier thesis History of Native Americans in the United States History
Stan_Steiner
1952 novella by Isaac Asimov
of his character Ted Long for the Martians' future in terms of the frontier thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner and the idea of a "creative minority" expounded
The_Martian_Way
American sociologist
had presented his frontier thesis to the American Historical Association, Ross, then at Stanford, argued that the loss of the frontier destroyed the machinery
Edward_Alsworth_Ross
American historian (1888–1963)
lawlessness, thus putting him into the school of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis. His focus is said to have missed the emergence of a national empire
Walter_Prescott_Webb
American historian (1888–1965)
opening years of the nineteenth century." That was a challenge to the frontier thesis of his Harvard colleague Frederick Jackson Turner. In Schlesinger's
Arthur_M._Schlesinger_Sr.
American historian (1869–1941)
Germany, appropriated elements of Frederick Jackson Turner's famous Frontier Thesis and applied them to the colonization of Slavic central Europe by German
James_Westfall_Thompson
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Historiography_of_Argentina
American photographer (1886–1947)
1890 declared the American frontier closed, prompting historian Frederick Jackson Turner to write his famous Frontier Thesis, in which he wrote that "Now
Erwin_E._Smith
American historian (1897–1996)
process springing from the ideas of the people. Curti adapted Turner's frontier thesis to intellectual history, arguing, "Because the American environment
Merle_Curti
American historian
Americans” (New York/London: Routledge, 2018) ISBN 978-0367230937 “The Frontier Thesis in Transnational Migration: The U.S. West in the Making of Italy Abroad
Mark_Choate
American historian (1890–1988)
increasing acclaim and recognition. Her work was seen as a rebuttal to the Frontier Thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner, presenting a history of westward expansion
Angie_Debo
Area of study on origins of 1914–1918 conflict
Relationship?". Harvard UP. p. 52. ISBN 9780674353268. Donald R. Kelley (2006). Frontiers of History: Historical Inquiry in the Twentieth Century. Yale UP. p. 90
Historiography of the causes of World War I
Historiography_of_the_causes_of_World_War_I
American historiographer (1925–2018)
Paradox of Progressive Thought, 1958 Historians Against History: The Frontier Thesis and the National Covenant in Historical Writing since 1830, 1965 The
David_W._Noble
Methodology in Albanian history studies
University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-34189-1 Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 978-0865164123. Elsie, Robert
Historiography_of_Albania
Methodology in Serbian history studies
O'Leary, Rosemary; Gerard, Catherine (eds.). Pushing the Boundaries: New Frontiers in Conflict Resolution and Collaboration. Emerald Group Publishing. p
Serbian_historiography
Crosse) Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), historian, known for his Frontier Thesis (Portage) T. Harry Williams (1909–1979), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
List_of_people_from_Wisconsin
Political preference that leans towards the far-right
Party Literature Common Sense (1776) The Federalist Papers (1788) Frontier Thesis (1893) The Idea of Nationalism (1944) Hillbilly Elegy (2016) The Age
Radical_right_(United_States)
Jackson Turner's The Significance of the Frontier, he establishes the frontier thesis, which states that the frontier helped establish the American identity
Debates_over_Americanization
Historic district in Wisconsin, United States
was a history professor whose "Frontier thesis" proposed the idea that America's steady advance into its western frontier influenced its character and democracy
Langdon Street Historic District
Langdon_Street_Historic_District
British archaeologist
supervision of Barri Jones. His doctoral thesis was titled "Tripolitania: A comparative study of a Roman frontier province", and was submitted in 1984. He
David Mattingly (archaeologist)
David_Mattingly_(archaeologist)
Academic interdisciplinary field
Neoabolitionism Reconstruction era Consensus history Cyclical theory Frontier thesis Political history Eras Progressive-era historians Eurasia Albania Dealbanisation
Latin_American_studies
immigration in Hawaii Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932) – developed the Frontier Thesis Frank Vandiver (1925–2005) Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) – pre-Colonial
List of historians by area of study
List_of_historians_by_area_of_study
Turner, noted historian of the American West best known for his influential "frontier thesis," earned his Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins in 1890
List of Johns Hopkins University people
List_of_Johns_Hopkins_University_people
Andrew Jackson's Military Road and the Settlement of the Southern Frontier (Thesis). Missouri State. Young, Mary E. (1958). "Indian Removal and Land Allotment:
Bibliography of Andrew Jackson
Bibliography_of_Andrew_Jackson
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FRONTIER THESIS
FRONTIER THESIS
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Irish
English, Welsh, and Irish : from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : topographic name for someone living in or by a furze-covered enclosure, from Old English fyrs ‘furze’ + hæg ‘enclosure’.Americanized spelling of French Fortier.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Catalan
English, French, and Catalan : nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort, ‘strong’, ‘brave’ (Latin fortis). In some cases it may be from the Latin personal name derived from this word; this was borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France.English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a fortress or stronghold, or an occupational name for someone employed in one. Compare Fortier 1.Czech (Fořt) : variant of Forst.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : variant of Fosse.Americanized form of French Fortier.
Boy/Male
English French
Good; a blessing. American frontier hero Daniel Boone.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name SERHAT means "frontier."
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n.
The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse.
a.
Opposing; fronting.
n.
A frown (likened to a frontlet).
n.
A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.
n.
A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
n.
The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
n.
An outwork.
n.
That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
n.
A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.
a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
n. pl.
The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.
n.
A man living on the frontier.
p. a.
Placed on the frontiers.
n.
The frontier of a country; confines.
v. t.
The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.
a.
Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
a.
Of or relating to a frontier.
v. i.
To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on.
n.
A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
adv.
In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.
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