Question

What problem did Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis expose?(1 point)
Responses

America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.
America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.

The U.S. Navy needed to be modernized.
The U.S. Navy needed to be modernized.

The purchase of Alaska was a bad idea.
The purchase of Alaska was a bad idea.

Intervention in international affairs would cause domestic interests to suffer.

Answer 1

Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis primarily exposed the idea that **America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.** This thesis articulated the significance of the frontier in shaping American democracy, individualism, and innovation, suggesting that the closing of the frontier in the late 19th century would mark a pivotal change in American identity and development.