Students will analyze the impact of the frontier on American life and the role Congress played in settling the frontier. Included are worksheets, Turner's Thesis, and reflection questions. Primary sources provided are petitions for railroads, maps, a copy of the Homestead Act, and petitions for land rights. [PDF]

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congress and the western frontier, frederick jackson turner, turner thesis, western frontier, documents, the significance of the frontier in american history (turner thesis), 1893

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• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional