Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian in the early 20th century. He is best known for The Significance of the Frontier in American History. His thesis is that the westward movement greatly influenced American history and the growth of the American traits of character is generally accepted as valid.

Frederick Jackson Turner was born in 1861.

Frederick Jackson Turner Award was created in 1959.

Frederick Jackson Turner argued that, since the American frontier was running out, overseas expansion would be a safety valve to keep Americans content.

Historian Frederick Jackson Turner believed that the strength and the vitality of the America identity lay in its land and vast frontier. Frederick Jackson Turner's thesis is significant because it connects two important forces of the 1890s.