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Railroads made it easier for settlers to move west, and railroad corporations promoted settlement in order to sell the land.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agothe railroads where made by Omar lodoza and were ment to help industries send and ship products around to stop offs alot faster witch started the industrial revolution...
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∙ 13y agoopened up the great plains for people that wanted to settle there
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What are the same things about great and central plains?
They are the same by the farms and railroads.
How did the civil war and the construction of railroads affect cattle ranching on the great plains?
The Civil War and construction of railroads affected cattle ranching on the Great Plains negatively. This halted ranching and broke up farms.
What technology helped cattle ranching on the great plains experience growth?
Railroads...
When cowboys herded their livestock to the railroads of the great plains it was known as a?
It was known as the cattle drives.
Which factor contributed most directly to the plains settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
the construction of railroads west of the Mississippi because railroads connected eastern markets to western farms.
What factors brought settler's to the plains?
Homesteaders came to the Plains to own land and be independent. They were also swayed by advertising paid for by railroads, steamship companies, and western states and territories.why did the sletter come to the great plains and what did they do in the great plains?
How did the of the plains affect the native Americans?
because it was crowded bouncing stagecoaches railroads and crowded conestoga wagons but the great plains seemed strange and lonely
How did the railroads impact the relationship between eastern cities and the great plains?
They crashed off the rails in 1955
Which factor greatly increased the settlement and development of the great plains after the civil war?
construction of railroads west of mississippi
Which of these major events brought many settlers to the Great Plains states?
the opening of railroads
Why did Americans think cattle ranches on the great plains were impractical?
Americans thought cattle ranches on the Great Plains were impractical because they did not have transportation like railroads. Since they were expected to transport so much meat to large cities eastward, they had a long way to travel since there were no trains or railroads.
What were the 2 factors that helped the cattle business?
Railroads being built in the Great Plains and the public demand for beef helped the cattle business. Long cattle drives bought cattle to the Great Plains.
