Iwas a northern newspaper writer who described the ideal of a "self-made man." who am i?

Horace Greeley

Explanation:

Horace Greeley was an author and statesman who founded the Tribune, a well-known American newspaper at the time. He was very active in politics, and served as a congressman in New York. Horace Greeley was also very interested in the settlement of the West, and he talked about the idea of men travelling to this area and making their fortune there. He also believed it to be a great opportunity for the young and the unemployed.

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.