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    History and Its Significance Ernesto N. Yap Jr. SST-I Rafael L. Lazatin Memorial High School This August we celebrate the History Month as provided by Proclamation No. 339 signed by President Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino III on February 2013. The month of August marks a significant period in the history of our country. It reminds us about the beginning of the quest of the Filipinos to liberate our country from the tyranny of the Spanish regime. After the discovery of the Katipunan on August 19‚ 1896

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    Although the frontier has fascinated Americans since the colonial era‚ it first came to prominence as a true ideological concept late in the nineteenth century. In 1890‚ Frederick Jackson Turner‚ sought to discover an antidote to the "germ theory" of history‚ which argued that all American institutions evolved from European precedents transplanted into the New World by the colonists‚ argued that the frontier was more important than any other single factor in shaping American history and culture.

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    Notes: In Fredrick Jackson Turner’s paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History-1893” his argument is how the American culture has evolved rapidly throughout it’s history despite certain setbacks and these are some of the highlight points from his article. American society‚ since the beginning of its simple state of formation has always had an urge to colonize to the west and explore for new opportunities of success and power. “The wilderness masters the colonists” is a very

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    car ownership. Ford’s ideas about mass production were copied across all of the USA‚ and this changed the face of American industry. He was the first person to develop the techniques of assembly-line production using conveyer belts and mechanical devices‚ which did more work than the actual workers. This way‚ huge amounts of products were put on the market which ordinary Americans could afford. This is significant because using these mass production techniques the businesses made a lot of money

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    In "The Frontier in American History‚" Frederick Jackson Turner‚ a past educator of American history at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard University‚ contends that American vote based system and Americanism was made in the West. Despite that the limits of the West - likewise alluded to as the boondocks in this content - were continually moving further westbound‚ Turner trusts that this wilderness constantly shared a comparable arrangement of qualities. He assists this by saying that the qualities

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    How Authors Affected The Frontier Movement: The Frontier Movement is a period in American history that refers to the westward movement of Americans toward the Pacific Ocean during the mid-1800s lasting until the early 1900’s. This movement was characterized by an expansionist zeal for opportunity and adventure‚ but was also heavily characterized by widespread social oppression and reform. It was during this time that both authors and reformists were inspired to write and share their ideas‚ many

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    The American Frontier is such an important factor in the history of America. So much happened during this time that helped shape the American society and culture to get to the way it is today. Without the Frontier‚ things in America would not be the same. I chose the painting “emigrants crossing the plains” painted by Albert Bierstadt because I think it is a perfect representation of what was going on during the American Frontier. Many people were traveling to different places to find a better

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    The American Frontier Ryan Williamson History 204: American History Prof: Gwendollyn Noble-Wold November 17‚ 2014 The American Frontier The idea of the West still lingers on throughout the world as a time filled with tough people who win over misfortune to overpower a harsh land; this period of time is very well-known in American history. In movies‚ novels‚ television stories of the west are still being repeated‚ rebuilt‚ and reiterated to lessen the events; “Native American myths and

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    the “Frontier Thesis” and the Revisionists Arguments Fredrick Jackson Turner delivered his “Frontier Thesis” or also known as the “Turner Thesis” in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago‚ Illinois. It was in this essay‚ Turner delivered a thesis that would shape the interpretation of American history. “The frontier is the line of most rapid and effective Americanization‚" Turner declared. “American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This

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    9th Grade Global History Final Exam Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Part One: Multiple Choice 1. Which document is an example of a primary source? (1) a novel on the Age of Discovery (3) a diary of a Holocaust survivor (2) a textbook on Latin American history (4) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture 2. Based on the information provided by this map‚ which statement about urban

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