Answer ONE of the following questions to the best of your ability in the form of an essay roughly 1000 words in length (a range of 900-1200 words will be accepted). Essays must be formatted in standard 12-point font, double spaced with standard 1” margins. Reference citations may be either parenthetical or footnotes. DO NOT submit a formal Works Cited or Bibliography.
Submit your essay as a PDF or Word document via Dropbox by class time on the given due date. Pages documents are not accepted. Your essays should heavily reference a chosen secondary source. You may only cite sources assigned as course readings. DO NOT cite sources from Google searches or Wikipedia. Evidence of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will result in an automatic grade of zero, with the possibility of disciplinary recourse. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Question:
What is the significance of the frontier to American history, according to Frederick Jackson Turner? How did American expansionism and frontier settlement shape American democracy and identity?