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What caused some farmers to leave their farms on the great plains?
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∙ 12y ago
They left because environmental conditions (read: extreme drought) made it impossible to sustain farming and thus couldn't make a living for themselves.
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What was the result of drought and erosion in the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
Compared to farmers in the Northeast farmers of the Great Plains were what?
its more dependent on rail roads
What type of agriculture did farmers use on the great plains?
Dry Farming
Why attracted farmers to the Great Plains?
The homestead act and free land.
Which law encouraged many people to establish farms on the Great Plains?
homestead act
Were most of the new settlers who established farms on the Great Plains farmers?
they were homesteaders. not farmers.
True or False Most of the new settlers who established farms on the Great Plains were Homesteaders?
No, They were farmers.
Why did thousands of people who live in the great plains leave the region during the 1930?
great plains suffered a drought that lasted for years. Farmers lost their farms and traveled to find work
Why did thousands of people who lived in the Great Plains leave the region during the 1930's?
great plains suffered a drought that lasted for years. Farmers lost their farms and traveled to find work
What were 3 problems that caused great plains farmers to loses their farm?
locust , drought , and wind
What was the result of drought and erosion in the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
Why did many farmers leave the Great Plains during the 1930s?
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
What did the act do?
Encouraged small farms in the Great Plains Provided incentives for settlers to farm in the West increase farming in the west it gave farmers 160 acres of land
Why was there competition between ranchers and farmers to settle the Great Plains?
There was competition between ranchers and farmers to settle in the Great Plains because they wanted to have more land.
What do you call a great plains farmer?
what are great plain farmers called
Farmers on the Great Plains were aided by what?
by the windmills
Compared to farmers in the Northeast farmers of the Great Plains were what?
its more dependent on rail roads
