The soil was held together by grass roots. It was called sod. Settlers were called sodbusters because they had to break through the sod to plant crops. There was not a lot of wood, so settlers used sod to build homes.
<span>The Trent Affair was a diplomatic crisis that took place between the United States and Great Britain from November to December 1861, during the U.S. Civil War (1861-65).</span>
Answer:
Option: Abundant resources
Free land.
Explanation:
Oregon attracted settlers because of abundant land, fertile soil, and mild climate. The rich fertile lands of Oregon brought thousands of pioneers. People from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois found the rich farmland in areas like the Willamette valley persuasive. Trappers also attracted because of the abundant fur-bearing animals. The land was free to those who could make it the Oregon Territory. People began to assemble their belonging and took the trail in wagons pulled by oxen.
When then-President Boris Yeltsin stood on a tank in 1991, waving a fist in defiance of communist hard-liners, he heralded a new dawn for Russia.The Soviet Union collapsed months later, promising to usher in a new era of Western-style democracy. But at the end of Yeltsin's rule, eight years later, democracy had become a dirty word for most Russians.President Vladimir Putin often is praised for bringing an end to what some see as a reign of lawlessness and corruption under Yeltsin, his predecessor. But not everyone agrees. Some officials who ran the government under Yeltsin say Putin has put an end to a period of positive change.
