Which historian saw the Western frontier as a "meeting point between savagery and civilization" that shaped the American character and made the United States exceptional among nations?
A. Eugene Genovese
B. Frederick Jackson Turner
C. Charles A Beard
D. Robert Fogel
Answer: B
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