Which of the following was not a consideration when settlers established new communities in the 1850s location of rail lines proximity to natural resources location of harbors or river access points ability to make a living from the land

The correct answer is “location of rail lines”

The Transcontinental railroads did not come into the Pacific Northwest until the 1880s. Around that time, the Homestead Act was signed into law in 1862 and opened up settlement in the western US allowing Americans to claim up to 160 acres of federal land.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

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