The American Frontier
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AP US History Unit 7 - Industrialization and Expansion “The American Frontier” ~ D. Duane Cummins, William Gee White Read and annotate the packet. Then either write the answers to the following questions on another sheet of paper or underline the passages that pertain to each question, being sure that your annotations adequately address each question. 1. How did the definition and perception of the frontier change during the nineteenth century? 2. What was the “germ theory” of history? What was Turner’s view of it? 3. What were the major arguments Turner proposed in the essay he presented at the Columbian Exposition in 1893? 4. What was the “safety valve theory?” 5. What was Turner’s second “great and challenging concept?” 6. Identify the principal arguments that later historians have made to attack or defend Turner’s Frontier Thesis and comment as to whether you agree or disagree with each, and why. Directory: pwagner -> files -> 2012 2012 -> Treatment of the Slaves 2012 -> Prepus history Unit 8 wwii and Beyond 2012 -> Genocide, or the killing of an entire group of people. As many as 6 million Jews were killed in what has become known as the Holocaust 2012 -> 00001part I: Reviewing the Chapter 00001A. 0Checklist of Learning Objectives 2012 -> The Third Reich Collapses 2012 -> Part I: Reviewing the Chapter A. Checklist of Learning Objectives 2012 -> Political Parties 2012 -> Counting coup: the winning of prestige in battle by the Plains Indians; warriors won prestige by acts of bravery in the face of the enemy, and these acts could be recorded in various ways and retold as stories 2012 -> Chapter themes 2012 -> Prepus history Unit 8 wwii and Beyond Download 37.5 Kb. Share with your friends:
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