They remained nuetral. They wanted to be free of any government-British or American.
They supported the sides of the whites, as they were terrorized by many Plains tribes. There was constant conflict.
unofficial colonial groups
Unofficial colonial groups.
unofficial colonial groups
frontier
the British
Most definitely! The frontier represented a land without much government control, and fostered independence and self reliance, which are still distinctly American traits today.
George Rogers Clark
by the government
Frederick Jackson Turner felt that the frontier shaped the American identity. The frontier led to democracy and egalitarianism. Turner gave his thesis in Chicago in 1893 and it has become one of the most popular thesis in American history.
American Idol.
Britain