美国社会与文化课程第四章教学PPTChapter 4.The_Frontier_Heritage.pptVIP

Settlements in 1700 Chapter 4 The Frontier Heritage “This ever-retreating frontier of free land is the key to American development.” Frederick J. Turner (1861-1932) Deng Xiaoping in Houston, Feb. 2, 1979 Content The westward movement The frontier experience The significance of the frontier 1 The westward movement1600s—about 1890 1.1 Four Stages (1) Settling along the eastern coast (2) Moving to the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River first type of heroic rugged individualists: survivor and conqueror of the wilderness