How has the frontier shaped American history?

 For this answer, be sure to define what you mean by the word frontier, and then elaborate on its connections to several developments in American history including (but not limited to) political institutions, social relations, ideas about race, and economic change from the colonial era to 1865. In addition to earlier course readings, please consult the following additional resources for your paper (although you don’t necessarily have to cite from all of them). Your essay must draw only from assigned course readings, however, and each paragraph must contain multiple citations as support for your ideas. The essay should be between 6-8 pages, double spaced 12 point font. For further guidance on your papers, see the essay rubric below. Resources: Davidson, Chapter 11 & 20 ) Colonial Frontiers: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/challenges-frontier/ Native Americans and the Revolution: https://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/american_indians.html Indian Removal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html Early California: https://calisphere.org/exhibitions/essay/3/missions-ranchos/ The Texas Revolution:http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3260 Mexican-American War: http://library.uta.edu/usmexicowar/topic.php?topic_id=34 Essay Grading Rubric: A Range: Author directly addresses main question or issue, and adds new insight to the subject not provided in lectures, readings, or class discussions. The author has retained nearly all of the knowledge presented in class. He/She is able to synthesize this knowledge in new ways and relate to material not covered in the course. A paper in the A range provides compelling and accurate evidence that convinces the reader to accept main argument. The importance/relevance of all pieces of evidence is clearly stated. There are no gaps in reasoning—i.e., the reader does not need to assume anything or do additional research to accept main argument. There are a varied and diverse number of citations throughout the paper, and the paper is nearly flawless in terms of grammar and spelling.