In "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," Frederick Jackson Turner claimed
A. most of the frontier land was of little practical use for Americans.
B. the western wars between whites and Indians were a national disgrace.
C. that the end of the "frontier" also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in American life.
D. the frontier had repressed individualism, nationalism, and democracy in America.
E. the United States should expand its northern and southern borders into Canada and Mexico to create new frontier land.
C
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