The Frontier Heritage
The belief that Americans were destined to expand westward across North America.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The American president who gave the speeches "A More Perfect Union" and "The American Promise".
Who is Barack Obama?
The political slogan closely associated with Donald Trump’s movement.
What is “Make America Great Again”?
The Austrian-born bodybuilder who became a Hollywood star and later governor of California.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
The famous film franchise whose universe the Disney+ series The Mandalorian takes place in.
What is Star Wars?
The moving border between civilization and wilderness that, according to frontier theory, helped shape American identity.
What is the frontier?
The central issue in American history that Obama addresses in "A More Perfect Union".
What is race?
The large Arctic island Trump suggested the United States might acquire in the speech.
What is Greenland?
The American state that elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor in 2003.
What is California?
The profession of the main character in The Mandalorian.
What is a bounty hunter?
The historian who wrote the essay “The Frontier Heritage.”
Who is Edward N. Kearny?
The presidential election year during which Obama delivered "A More Perfect Union."
What is 2008?
The new period in American history Trump declared had begun in his 2025 speech to Congress.
What is a golden age of America?
The profession that made Arnold internationally famous before he became governor.
What is a movie actor?
The small green character protected by the main character (the Mandalorian).
Who is Grogu / Baby Yoda / The Child?
The idea that people should rely on themselves rather than on government or social hierarchy.
What is individualism?
The political system Obama says Americans must believe in for the American Dream to survive in "The American Promise."
What is democracy?
The language Trump declared should be the official language of the United States.
What is English?
The sport through which Arnold first became famous before entering Hollywood.
What is bodybuilding?
The short nickname used by characters in the series for the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin.
What is Mando?
The personal quality emphasized in frontier ideology: the ability to work hard and succeed without help from others.
What is self-reliance?
The historical document discussed in "A More Perfect Union" that begins with the words “We the People.”
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The phrase Trump uses to describe a political philosophy in which U.S. interests come before international cooperation.
What is “America First”?
The type of business Arnold Schwarzenegger became involved in early in his career, investing his bodybuilding earnings in property.
What is real estate?
The classic American frontier figure that the Mandalorian resembles: a lone traveler who enforces his own code of justice.
What is a cowboy (or a gun slinger)?