Frontier Period Recreation and Natural Environment

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9/15/12 Frontier Period The Frontier Period is said to be from the early 1700's to the late 1800's; to be more precise, it ended in 1890. The Frontier period overlaps with several other periods: The Acquisition period, Transfer and Disposal period, and the Reservation period. The Frontier Period is an amalgam of war and land expansion. In the early 1700's , the English reigned over the colonists, and brought them into the war they declared on the French for trying to unite with spain. The colonists are, well it seems, to always be at war with the Native Americans. The French are expanding in the Americas and so are the other colonists. The English pass laws that conflict with the lives of the colonists, creating a storm of anger within the colonies. The French get into another war with the indian's over some territory in Ohio. George Washington, takes advantage of the crippled French, but then is quickly put back in his place when the French conquer George Washington's Fort with overwhelming numbers. Later, the colonists declare independence from the english after a huge battle. Soon after, Thomas Jefferson purchases Louisiana as a peace treaty with the French and nominates Meriwhether Lewis to explore the newly aqcuired land. In the early 1700's, the colonists had a very strict Puritanical view and leisure time time was not allowed, especially on sundays. Having too much leisure time was actually considered a sin. Since sunday is the day for worship, leisure activities were even more forbidden and induced a more hefty shunning. Throughout the 1700's religious control had a strict code of conduct that even applied to leisure time, but as time went by, religious control began to decline. Religious control began to decline and allowed the citizens of the Americas more time Leisure time. There was more active playtime

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