Read the excerpt from a New York newspaper about the United States’ purchase of Alaska.

Many scandinavians immigrated to the united states as a result of the homestead act of 1862, which offered land to independent farmers. this is an example of a push factor, because turmoil in scandinavia encouraged people to leave. push factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the us. pull factor, because turmoil in scandinavia encouraged people to leave. pull factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the us.

Why are nation-states difficult to create?

This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer