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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.
How did John Deere make it easier to settle the Great Plains?
Before the Civil War settlers going west skipped right over the Great Plains because the thick prairie grass was too thick and hard for iron plows to manage.Blacksmith John Deere invented the steel plow which could cut through the thick sod easily. This made it possible to farm the land and therefore made the land attractive to settlers.his tiller(or something) made it so the plains could be planted with crops- motivation for farmers to move west
How did most Americans view the great plains immediately after the civil war?
The American's thought of it as a vast area to be settled.
How did the First Treaty of Fort Laramie affect Native Americans living on the great plains?
The movement West, and thus the Great Plains, by American settlers was an ongoing disaster for Native Americans. Actually, even before the US Civil War, Native Tribes in the East, such as the Cheyennes forced march to Oklahoma, Later, due to the transcontinental railway that connected both the East & West coasts, more settlers were able to move west into Native lands. Also, the discovery of gold & silver brought even more Americans west. Treaties by the US government with many Native American nations eventually were broken and forced relocations of Natives into government reservations caused much conflict. The end result was the reduction of the American Tribes, and for the most part, their separation from mainstream America. The conflicts were deadly and ongoing for decades.
How long before the start of the Civil War had US settlers begun to move into northern Mexico?
Basically, since Mexico became independent from Spain. The first American settlers (known as empresarios) settled on eastern Texas in 1822, along the Brazos River.
What did the Great Plains states have for western settlers in the years following the civil war?
farmland and space
Why did settlers move to the Great Plains after 1862?
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
Why did settlers move to Great Plains after 1862?
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
What did Pre-Civil War explorers call the Great Plains?
The Great American Desert.
Why did Plains Indians objected to westward settlement before the Civil War?
Plains Indians objected to westward settlement before the civil war because it divided traditional buffalo hunting grounds.
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.
In which geographic region were livestock and wheat produced after the civil war?
the great plains
Why was the great plains used for farming after the civil war?
flat and fertile, unused
Why white settlement had not spread across the great plains before the civil war?
No one found gold or silver deposits out West until the last decade of the nineteenth century.
How did John Deere make it easier to settle the Great Plains?
Before the Civil War settlers going west skipped right over the Great Plains because the thick prairie grass was too thick and hard for iron plows to manage.Blacksmith John Deere invented the steel plow which could cut through the thick sod easily. This made it possible to farm the land and therefore made the land attractive to settlers.his tiller(or something) made it so the plains could be planted with crops- motivation for farmers to move west
What factor contributed mostly to the settlement and development of the great plains after the civil war?
Cats. Many cats.
Which invention helped farmers to grow and plant crops on the great plains after the civil war?
steel plow
