pioneer era
Early settler period
The pioneer era refers to a period of early settlement and expansion into undeveloped territory, most commonly the westward movement across North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The term evokes images of covered wagons, homesteading, and self-reliance: My grandmother grew up hearing stories from the pioneer era.
In broader use, it describes any formative period of exploration or development: the pioneer era of space travel, the pioneer era of the internet.
- westward expansionSpreading in sunset's direction
- wagon trainsGrouped pioneer vehicles westward
- prairie schoonerCanvas-topped pioneer transport
- frontierEdge of settlement
- wild frontierUnsettled border region
Indian Territory · homesteading · staking a claim · settlers · railroads · colonial expansion · Manifest Destiny · colonization · frontier settlements · Oregon Trail · community building · cultural adaptation · trailblazer · Great Plains · open range · cattle drive · gold rush · survival skills
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- frontier historypioneers, settlers, homesteaders, frontier tales, westward expansion
- Sports Eras
- American HistoryAmerican Revolution, Revolutionary War, founding fathers, Declaration of Independence, George Washington
- IndianaIndianapolis, Bloomington, Hoosiers, Fort Wayne, South Bend
- OklahomaOklahoma, Tulsa, Indian Territory, Lawton, OU
pioneer eramodern era
Current historical period
space age · digital age · information age · machine age · computer age