American pioneer

American pioneers also known as American settlers were European American,^[1] Asian American^[2] and African American^[3] settlers who migrated westward from the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States of America to settle and develop areas of the nation within the continent of North America.^[4]^[5]

The pioneer concept and ethos greatly predate the migration to the Western United States, with which they are commonly associated, and many places now considered "East" were settled by pioneers from even further east. For example, Daniel Boone, a key figure in U.S. history, settled in Kentucky, when that "Dark and Bloody Ground" was still undeveloped.

American pioneers building the flatboat *Adventure galley* at Sumrill's Ferry on the Youghiogheny River during March 1788.

One important development in the Western settlement were the Homestead Acts, which provided formal legislation for settlers which regulated the settlement process with little to no concern for the Native inhabitants of the land.^[6] pioneers also settled on land that was once inhabited by American Indian tribes. ^[7]

^ "pioneer". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "PBS - "Ancestors in the Americas"". www.pbs.org. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ Boissoneault, Lorraine (June 19, 2018). "The Unheralded Pioneers of 19th-Century America Were Free African-American Families". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ Moss, Walter (February 2, 2020). "The Pioneers: Heroic Settlers or Indian Killers". History News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "pioneer life". Britannica Kids. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "Homesteading and Indigenous Dispossession". University of Richmond. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "What did American Indians have to give up for pioneers?". CliffsNotes. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[Cambridge2021-1] "pioneer". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[2] "PBS - "Ancestors in the Americas"". www.pbs.org. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[Boissoneault2018-3] Boissoneault, Lorraine (June 19, 2018). "The Unheralded Pioneers of 19th-Century America Were Free African-American Families". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[4] Moss, Walter (February 2, 2020). "The Pioneers: Heroic Settlers or Indian Killers". History News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[5] "pioneer life". Britannica Kids. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[6] "Homesteading and Indigenous Dispossession". University of Richmond. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[7] "What did American Indians have to give up for pioneers?". CliffsNotes. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

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