How might the closing of the frontier have affected people in the United States? Write your answer in one or two sentences.

less opportunity to buy inexpensive land

less opportunity for people to start new lives

no more opportunity for the nation to expand

fewer wilderness areas

Frontier became a part of America's identity. It represented many things to Americans. Adventure, danger, freedom and opportunity represents the frontier. It is because of the end of the frontier, it had a psychological impact to Americans because the frontier became their sort of escape mechanism.