Most of Western America had been settled.
The western US was secured by the US Army from 1865 (the end of the US Civil War, when westward movement began in ernest) until the official end of the Indian Wars (Frontier Wars) at the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890.
Between 1890 and 1920, the majority of immigrants came from countries in Southern and Eastern Europe. After 1882, Chinese were banned from immigrating, and after 1907/8 Japanese and Koreans were banned as well.
In 1890 Italy established Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa.
Between 1600 and 1890 about 20 million immigrants arrived from Western Europe. Because the United States was young and growing these immigrants were welcomed to help develop cities, build roads, construct canals, and farm fields. By 1890 the United States was overflowing with immigrants as about 10 million immigrants arrived every five years from Southern and Eastern Europe including Greeks, Czechs, Hungarians, Italians, Poles, Jews, and Russians. After 1890 there was no more free land in the West. Illiterate immigrants were willing to work cheap, accused of stealing jobs, and easy prey for corrupt politicians.
1890 US Census.
There was now 5 Americans for every one square mile in the United States. There were no more frontier to explore.
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end of the western frontier
The western frontier of the last half of the nineteenth century in the United States was characterized by the expansion of settlement and development beyond the Mississippi River into areas like the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Pacific Coast. This period saw events like the California Gold Rush, construction of the transcontinental railroad, conflicts with Native American tribes, and the closing of the frontier with the census of 1890.
The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803, opening up the West for expansion. The closing of the western frontier is generally considered to have occurred in 1890, when the U.S. Census Bureau declared that there was no longer a discernible frontier in the country. This marks a span of about 87 years.
The 1890 census reported that the frontier line no longer existed, as the American frontier had been effectively settled. This marked a significant moment in US history as it showed the closing of the frontier and the end of an era of westward expansion.
Frederick Jackson Turner presented his influential "Frontier Thesis" in 1893, arguing that the American frontier had shaped the nation's character and democracy. The 1890 census marked the official end of the frontier era, as it declared that there was no longer a discernible line of settlement. This prompted Turner to assert that the closing of the frontier would have significant implications for American identity and future development, leading to a shift in focus from westward expansion to urbanization and industrialization.
Not long after the Oklahoma land rush the government announced in the 1890 census that the frontier no longer existed.
The Frontier Region of the US
1890
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