Although the dakota territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population
were american indians. the homestead act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to
americans that farmers could be successful in the northern great plains. transportation became easier between 1871
and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. the effect on the population
was dramatic. in 1860 the white population of north dakota was 2,576. by 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000.
both north dakota and south dakota were able to apply for statehood.
according to the passage, which factors contributed to north dakota and south dakota becoming states? check all that apply.
the establishment of a major shipping port that improved the local economy
the construction of large factories that attracted settlers looking for work
the migration of many american indians from neighboring states
the success of large cattle ranches
the expansion of railroad lines
ning of the homestead act

music and prayer? (you may punch me in the face if im wrong : > )

the dissolution of the soviet union[a] occurred on december 26, 1991, officially granting self-governing independence to the republics of the soviet union. it was a result of the declaration number 142-н of the supreme soviet of the soviet union.[1] the declaration acknowledged the independence of the former soviet republics and created the commonwealth of independent states (cis), although five of the signatories ratified it much later or did not do so at all. on the previous day, december 25, soviet president mikhail gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the soviet union, resigned, declared his office extinct, and handed over its powers – including control of the soviet nuclear missile launching codes – to russian president boris yeltsin. that evening at 7: 32 p.m., the soviet flag was lowered from the kremlin for the last time and replaced with the pre-revolutionary russian flag.[2]

previously, from august to december, all the individual republics, including russia itself, had either seceded from the union or at the very least denounced the treaty on the creation of the ussr. the week before formal dissolution, 11 republics signed the alma-ata protocol formally establishing the cis and declaring that the ussr had ceased to exist.[3][4] both the revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the ussr also marked the end of the cold war.

several of the former soviet republics have retained close links with the russian federation and formed multilateral organizations such as the commonwealth of independent states, eurasian economic community, the union state, the eurasian customs union, and the eurasian economic union to enhance economic and security cooperation. on the other hand, the baltic states have joined nato and th