Why was the "passing of the frontier" in 1890 a disturbing development for
many Americans? Was the frontier more important as a particular place or as
an idea?
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The people moving to the cities changed the way that America worked. The more people that moved to the city, the more food that was needed to be produced by the farmers to feel them all. This caused increased demand for food, so the farmers make more, which required more land, and more seed, fertilizer, etc. This made more farmers into large-scale farmers, and it was harder for the small-time farmers to survive, because of the increased competition, and some of them would've been forced to the city.
The frontier was more of an idea to the people. On the frontier, the people felt free, and they had the wholesome work that the farm provided. In the cities, it was crowded and the people had the bad, repetitious work that the industrial jobs provided. The people forget about the droughts and floods that the frontier experienced, often ruining all their crops, they just remember the good.
The "frontier" was more of an idea during this time period. It represented the freedom of open land and freedom. While it was found in mainly rural areas, the frontier, in the mind of most Americans, represented the areas outside of the cities.
During the 1890s more and more people migrated into the cities. This drastically changed the way of life for Americans. With more people in the cities, more food, housing, and jobs were needed. Also this shift caused smaller families. All of these changes, plus many more, were very different from the slow farm life most American's were used to.
Life during the late 1800's was drastically changing. Indians were being forced on to reservations by the government and cities were crowded from those who had moved from their rural areas. Even thought the cities were overcrowded, efforts were being mad to keep them sanitary to prevent disease. With all this being said, Americans started to move further out west for a better oppurtunity of having land and trying to make it big as a farmer due to the high demand of food and cotton because of the ever growing cities.
For others the frontier was an idea of open area that didnt provide much oppurtunity like the big cities. They believed you had to work hader for little reward. And as time passed many farmers had a hard time making ends meet because of the lack of exports to other countries which caused them not to be able to pay for their mortgages. In conclusion, the frontier was more of an idea of an open area with little reward for their work and high debts to be paid to the banks. Life in the city seemed to be a far better place to live anf thrive.
Before the 1890's the frontier was more than just a place, it was a symbol of open opportunity and freedom. But by the 1890's the frontier was a 'had been' or just a thought. It was said that for the first time you could no longer tell where the city stopped and the frontier started, the U.S. was a settled area. The thought of the frontier was over their wasn't any free land left. With the frontier becoming filled it caused economic problems. The frontier I think was more important as a thought, it was always there as a choice but few in depressions actually ever moved to the frontier. If city dwellers did move westward they were shocked at the reality of the harsh west, many did not make it. The frontier situation was changing forcing farmers to turn to focusing on a single crop making smaller farms suffer. In conclusion the passing of the frontier was a disturbing devolpment for many unhappy farmers.
Maynard
The "passing of the frontier" was disturbing for most Americans because most of the land was owned by the federal government and railroad contracters and the land had to be purchased instead of just placing your stake. The land was hard to cultivate therefore many American property owners could not prosper in these harsh conditions; it was a shocking reality. The frontier was more important as an idea, for most people the frontier was an idea of opportunity and it held the possibility to own your own properity.
CASEY
I think the "passing of the frontier" was disturbing for many Americans because as people moved into the cities the standard of living decreased. Many immigrants moved into the cities creating competition for jobs and the crowded areas were very unsanitary and dangerous. Payment was low and work days were long.
The frontier was more of an idea than a particular place for several reasons. At this point in time many were moving away form the farms and the rural areas and into the cities. Also the expantion of the railroad system decreased the amount of rural areas and increased the number of cities. Thirdly, the idea of the froniter and the freedom it brought drew many immigrants to America. It wasn't the actual place that brought them, it was the idea of a place that was better than where they already were.
Life for americans was deffinatley changing in the 1890s. Everyone was moving into large cities causing a shift in things. Consiquences including smaller families and an increase in disease, because of the sanitation issues. Idians were being pushed into reservations and the wars continued. The frontier i believe was more of an idea, its the idea of freedom and land.Even though it was hard to gain the land and freedom. You had to be a hard worker and lets face it workers didn't ever recieve the adequate amount of land or freedom. Look at the indians for example they had the idea of land and freedom when they agreed to be put on a reservation but they were pushed out when gold was found. I guess it could also seen as a place because its technically areas out of the city are frontiers but the idea is more important, and to give the people some hope it will probably stay this way. The life in the city was deffinatley a better place for job oppurtunities but the people just couldn't see it.
I believ it was disturbing because of the many changes it had to go through. Between all of the indians being pushed out and all the hardness that was put on them, it really was disturbing. I believe it was more of an idea because when people came to the frontier they wanted the land and freedo that was offered. But when they got here they were often dissapointed. The people that were in cities and worked were often worked too hard, and the cities became way too crowded. But I agree with Levi in saying that they just remember the good that the frontier brought them, the feeling of being free.
the "passng of the frontier" was disterbing beause it was an idea of freedom and a chance to presperity but n reality the cities were to crowded and the wages were to low for people to move there without taking out a loan and becoming more in debt.just making their economic situation even worse because smaller farms really made no real profit.
the fronter was more important as an idea because it was the american dream to own a house and plow land nfortunatly not everyone could afford it.
kaila
i believe it was more important as a idea because as alot of the people moved to the cities for work yet they moved west on the frontier because of the adventure it would take the on because it helped to give the american dream to many people that could not have got it in there home countrys
During this time period the frontier was viewed more as an idea than a particular place. The frontier was open areas with new land that was looked upon as a place of freedom. But more and more people were moving to cities and because of this wages decreased for workers. The economy steadily grew worse and the way of life in america changed from slow paced to more fast paced witg more needs for everyone.
I think that the frontier was more an idea, because they thought it would be the perfect place, and it turns out that it wasn't so much. It was a disturbing movement because so many things changed. The way of life for all the Americans changed drastically. As more people moved, more food, jobs, housing, etc. were needed.
It was distrubing to many Americans becouse the open frontier was a land full of oppertunities and hope. Government sold land to people and most times their were sever consquences following becouse of hardships of the new land like climent and bad soil. I think that it was more important as an idea becouse it gave the people hope in a good thing and they know had the possiblility to own land.
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