{"id":832,"date":"2017-06-19T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ushistory2os2xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=832"},"modified":"2017-06-19T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T15:01:59","slug":"assignment-the-turner-thesis","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-ushistory2os2xmaster\/chapter\/assignment-the-turner-thesis\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: The Turner Thesis","rendered":"Assignment: The Turner Thesis"},"content":{"raw":"

Frederick Jackson Turner was a famous American historian in the 1890s. He wrote a very influential article called \"The Significance of the Frontier in American History.\" It quickly became known as the \"Turner Thesis.<\/a>\"\u00a0 Read the Turner Thesis and in a paragraph or two (250-300 words) answer the following:\n<\/p>

  1. What is the Turner Thesis? (What is the frontier and why is it significant to the development of American history?)<\/li>\n\t
  2. What specific quotes, passages, and lines from the document led you to that conclusion?<\/li>\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

    Frederick Jackson Turner was a famous American historian in the 1890s. He wrote a very influential article called “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” It quickly became known as the “Turner Thesis.<\/a>”\u00a0 Read the Turner Thesis and in a paragraph or two (250-300 words) answer the following:\n<\/p>\n

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    1. What is the Turner Thesis? (What is the frontier and why is it significant to the development of American history?)<\/li>\n
    2. What specific quotes, passages, and lines from the document led you to that conclusion?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t
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