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Equality of opportunity Go to the frontier Individual freedom The reasons why people went to the frontier (一) On the western frontier there was more of a tendency for people to treat each other as social equals than there was in the more settled eastern regions of the country . What people could do in their own life time was the highest importance on the frontier . Hardly any notice was taken of their ancestors . Frontier people were fond a saying “What’s above the ground is more important than what’s beneath the ground .” The reasons why people went to the frontier (二) Because so little attention was paid to a person’s family background ,the frontier offered a new beginning for many Americans who were seeking opportunities to advanced themselves . One English visitor to the US observed that if Americans experienced disappointment or failure in business in politics or even in love ,they moved to west to make a new beginning . Hope for a fresh start ! Hope for success ! Hope for a better life ! The reasons why people went to the frontier (三) There were fewer differences in wealth between rich and poor on the frontier than in the more settled regions of the nation . Lived Dressed Acted Influences The frontier provided the space and conditions which helped to strengthen the American ideals of ▲individual freedom , ▲ self-reliance ,and ▲ equality of opportunity . Influences Frontier ideas and customs were continuously passed along to the more settled parts of the US Influences Many of the frontier values Became national values . West cowboy * * ｝ * * *