A) The old west DID have a government. The US government wasn't exactly helpless out there. "So-called land clubs were organizations established by settlers be

A) The old west DID have a government. The US government wasn't exactly helpless out there. "So-called land clubs were organizations established by settlers before the U.S. government even surveyed the land, let alone started to sell it or give it away." before the U.S. government even surveyed the land before the U.S. government You don't read much do you?