Frederick Jackson Turner was________ .
A) founder of the National Grange
B) the historian who first developed the frontier thesis
C) the most notorious of the western badmen
D) the discoverer of the Comstock Lode
E) a famous wagon train boss

Question

Frederick Jackson Turner was________	.
A) founder of the National Grange
B) the historian who first developed the frontier thesis
C) the most notorious of the western badmen
D) the discoverer of the Comstock Lode
E) a famous wagon train boss

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Frederick Jackson Turner was the historian who first developed the frontier thesis, which argued that the American character was shaped by the experience of the frontier. This thesis was first presented in his paper "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" in 1893.

Frederick Jackson Turner Was________