Question

Why did so few people settle west of the Mississippi River between 1700 and 1800? A. Land west of the Mississippi River was not good for farming. B. The United States government promised that land to the Native Americans. C. The Land Ordinance of 1785 forbid settlers to move west of the Mississippi River. D. The Mississippi River was very difficult to cross.

Answer 1

D. Obviously because it was large and they didn't have a lot of supplies to go across also it was very deep.