The Cynical Historian

The Frontier Thesis - Frederick Jackson Turner and American exceptionalism (2016x16)

Air date: Apr 15, 2016

The frontier thesis changed the way Americans viewed their history irreparably. Its unique approach became the beginning of a tradition of American exceptionalism. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/M4KzIsNNXmE related: https://youtu.be/c1TeVr_GU8I ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Turner, Frederick. “The Frontier in American History.” _Annual Report of the American Historical Association_, 1893. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/turner/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Thesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Jackson_Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Significance_of_the_Frontier_in_American_History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Eugene_Bolton ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ wiki: The Frontier Thesis or Turner Thesis, is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that American democracy was formed by the American frontier. He stressed the process—the moving frontier line—and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process. He also stressed results; especially that American democracy was the primary result, along with egalitarianism, a lack of interest in high culture, and violence. "American democracy was born of no theorist's dream; it was not carried in the Susan Constant to Virginia, nor in the Mayflower to Plymouth. It came out of the American forest, and it gained new strength each time it touched a new frontier," said Turner.[1] In the thesis, the American frontier established liberty by releasing Americans from European mind