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The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912. This era of massive migration and settlement was particularly encouraged by President Thomas Jefferson following the Louisiana Purchase, giving rise to the expansionist attitude known as "manifest destiny" and historians' "Frontier Thesis". The legends, historical events and folklore of the American frontier, known as the frontier myth, have embedded themselves into United States culture so much so that the Old West, and the Western genre of media specifically, has become one of the defining features of American national identity.

American frontier - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912 "Wild West" redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation) . "Western Frontier" redirects here. For the film, see Western Frontier (film) . "Old West" redirects here. For the architectural style, see Western false front architecture . This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably . When this tag was added, its readable prose size was 21,000 words. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subhea

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