Much of the destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire was to the buildings constructed of wood. After the fire, building codes were changed to require stone and brick construction.
Drought was the main factor that contributed to the famine in Africa. Failed government policies were another factor that contributed to widespread famine.
The factor that contributed the most to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds was the white settlers who came in the 1800s and battled with the Native Americans in various ways. A related factor was the over-hunting (sometimes on purpose) of the buffalo by the white settlers.
Railroads were built.
Railroads were built.
When the outsiders who were given lands by the government got migrated to the place, they looked at the buffaloes for hunting and sport. So eventually the factor that contributed to the destruction of southern buffalo herds is that trainloads of tourists killed buffalo purely for sport.
The main factor that contributed to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds was the massive slaughtering of the herds by white hunters and entrepreneurs, encouraged and promoted by the U.S. Army. In 1840, more than sixty-million buffalo roamed the Plains, and by 1886, there were fewer than one hundred free-roaming buffalo left.
1.Which sector of the Midwest economy is the biggest?agricultureindustryservicestransportation2.Where was the world's first skyscraper located?DetroitSt. LouisMinneapolisChicago3.Many Midwestern cities began as centers of _________ and processing.farmingautomobile manufacturingtransportationrecessions4.What factor contributed to Chicago's rise as a steel-making and manufacturing center in the late 1800s?Railroads were built.The population increased.Corporate farms declined.Mixed-crop farms increased
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High prices for supplies contributed to the creation of the farmers alliance.
High prices for supplies contributed to the creation of the farmers alliance.
Hot weather.