By 1870, thousands of settlers had moved to the West, but most of the population was still in the eastern half of the country. The most likely reason more settlers had not reached western states like Colorado and Utah was that

your answer would b. the missisipi river

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even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.  

well, i can't read it so i'll ask you questions about it : )

if you were a reader and you read the introduction, would you want to read more?

does it start with a question? if so, is it something you would want to read about?

and ask any friends or family for their opinion : )

answer; colony;