The_American_Frontier_And_Violence_In_Huck_Finn

The American Frontier And Violence In Huck Finn HUCK FINN In American history, the frontier was the western most area of settlement at any given time during the westward expansion of the nation. It began in Jamestown in 1607 and the line kept moving west. The period of time known as the "Wild West" nation. It began in Jamestown in 1607 and the line kept moving west. The period of time known as the "Wild West" nation. It began in Jamestown in 1607 and the line kept moving west. The period of time known as the "Wild West" was from about 1835 until 1895, and the area for which it identifies was roughly the land west of the Mississippi River. The West was harsh and rugged and in order to conquer it, only the brave and strong could survive. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 almost doubled the size of the country and there was no shortage of settlers heading toward the setting sun. Many attitudes and principles accompanied these migrants. Rugged individualism, conquest, progress, free enterprise, the right to bear arms, and law and order principles reinforced American ideals. The sheriff was a major player in these processes. The early settlements of the West were smal! l and isolated and violence, west, violent, frontier, media, movies, country, wild, today, crime, american, way, period, one, man, just, family, because, western, war, time, seen, pap, order, killing, killed, huck's, huck, clothes, boys, between, acceptable, about, young, two, tom