Question

In The Significance of the Frontier in American History, Frederick Jackson Turner wrote:
"The frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history."

How did advocates of expansionism react to Turner's frontier thesis?

Answer 1

A. They argued Americans should move from rural areas to expand the nation's new frontier—the cities.

B. They argued Congress should enact new protections for America's natural resources to rebuild the frontier.

C. They argued Americans should seek new lands overseas as a "safety valve" to help release popular discontent.

D. They argued Americans should turn away from the culture of the American West and embrace European culture.

Answer 2

B.