7. Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below which shows characters building a sand castle on an ocean beach.
PEANUTS
..AND A THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW
PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE BUILT
HERE TODAY, AND BE TOTALLY AMAZED..
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
OU DONE
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State one reason other than human activity that the sand castle will not exist a thousand years from
now.

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.