Which of the Following Did Frederick Jackson Turner Argue in His

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did Frederick Jackson Turner argue in his "frontier thesis"?

A) Western settlement had essentially been one great failure, and the American public should be ashamed of the exploitation it had caused.
B) The only way for the United States to settle the frontier was through peaceful relations with the Native Americans.
C) American culture and identity developed from the ways in which the frontier shaped those who lived on it.
D) With the end of the western settlement, the nation needed a new frontier to explore and, therefore, should seek an overseas empire.
E) The American frontier was just a myth, and the people of the nation own all land communally.