Im pretty sure that was a direct democracy?
Pioneer settlers were sometimes pulled west<span> because they wanted to make a better living. Others received letters from friends or family members who had </span>moved west<span>. These letters often told about a good life on the frontier. The biggest factor that pulled </span>pioneers west was the opportunity to buy land. On their journeys which were thousands of miles, they encountered disease, treacherous roads and enemies.<span> Traveling rough roads in covered wagons often resulted in death from failed river crossings, accidents or Indian attacks.</span>
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the twenty-first amendment (D). This happened on December 5th and alcohol was officially legal on December 15th. It is the only amendment to have been ratifying state conventions, all other amendments have been ratified by state legislatures. Although alcohol only became legal on December 15th, people started drinking openly before this date.
