Answer:
It was extramly dangerous to travel by wagon, there was the threat of bandits, native american tribes, and Buffalo, plus added diseases and weather conditions, when the train was invented and used for civilian use after the American civil war, railways were built from the east and mid-west to the west, they were deamed more safe and it was a faster way to travel
Answer: George W. Young who was likely a slaveholder
Explanation:
The text presented is an advertisement that offers a reward to capture Sophia Gordon. About this woman, it is explained she is a runaway (term to refer to slaves that scaped), and also, she is "copper color", which confirms she is a black woman who likely scaped from her slaveholder. Moreover, at the end of the document, the author explains "I will give the above reward", which shows the author of this document is the slaveholder looking for Sophia. Additionally, the name George W. Young was added at the end, which is likely is the name of the slaveholder. According to this, the person who placed the advertisement is the slaveholder George W. Young
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