Step 1: When territory was just being settled, congress would appoint a governor, a secretary, and 3 judges. Step 2:Once the territory had 5,000 free adult male settlers, it could elect a legislature. Step 3:When the free population reached 60,000, the territory could ask to become a state.
Any town that was connected to the rail road were soon abandoned because you couldn't quickly get into our out of the town. everyone moved close to rail road stations
Sojourner Truth,<span> a famous figure of the anti-slavery movement, gave speeches criticizing slavery throughout New England and the West, drawing large crowds wherever she went.</span>
<span>a fiscal crisis in urban areas</span>
One reason: Plowing large areas of land
A few more reasons: poor farming practices, farmers would loosen up the soil, and the land was deforested, making it loose the roots that held the soil in place.