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Why did Americans think cattle ranches on the great plains were impractical?
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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.
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African Americans that migrated to the Great Plains were called?
African Americans that migrated to the Great Plains were called Exodusters.
What are the animals that the middle colonies grew?
I assume that you mean the early 19th century colonies in the middle of America (on the Great Plains). My apologies, I am not American, so I assume this is correct. Earlier on, of course, there were very few animals on the plains apart from the buffalo (and White man didn't hunt them). There may have been the odd few animals, but really most people moved to the plains to grow crops; a low capital investment, which was really all they could afford. Later, when people became a little wealthier, they could afford livestock. The earliest would have been sheep. Sheep were fairly easy to keep, and you could keep large flocks easily. The Mormons were early pioneers of this. After the Civil War comes the best known story about livestock on the Plains; cattle. Cattle ranching sprouts its own culture and demands special treatment by any historian (which I am not, incidentally). After the Civil war, defeated soldiers from the Confederate side came back to their Texas ranches to find that their herd of perhaps ten or twenty had grown to perhaps even 10,000 + . This lead to huge cattle drives pioneered first by Goodnight and Loving up North to the Great Plains where they could be shipped by railway to the East where there was huge demand for beef. Cattle were kept on the Great Plains in cow towns by the railway. Homesteaders (the settlers) also kept cattle (though it was a different variety) on the Plains, which would mean that you have a choice between the sheep (1850s onwards) and the cattle (1866 onward), depending on the time period you had in mind. Cattle were more significant that sheep in their time, but were sparse on the Plains before the Civil War.
Many African Americans opportunity offered by the homestead act by moving to?
The Great Plains
How native Americans respond to land lost due to white settlement of the great plains?
How native americans respond to land lost due to white settlement of the great plains?
Why did the buffalo begin to disappear from the great plains in the 1870?
Many European Americans came to the Great Plains and killed the buffalo. The Native Americans also hunted the buffalo for their meat and skin.
Why did Americans think cattle ranches on the great plains were not practical in the 1800s?
Americans didn't think that cattle ranches were practical on the great plains because the cattle had a hard time surviving. The great plains were dry and there was not a lot of grazing land in the 1800s.
In the 1800's why didn't the Americans think that cattle ranches in the great plains were practical?
Because they thought it a waste of space for cattle to be grazing on land that had such good soil. Back then, good soil often and primarily meant soil to raise crops on, not to graze animals. Consequently, they didn't see that maintaining the native grasslands of the great plains by grazing cattle on them was practical, because they thought it was a waste of land that could otherwise be used to grow crops on.
Is it true that The Great Plains have never been farmed or used for ranches?
By 1930, almost all the Great Plains had been turned into farms or ranches... so False.... Its not true.
What has the author Mondel Rogers written?
Mondel Rogers has written: 'Old ranches of the Texas plains' -- subject(s): Pictorial works, Ranches, Ranches in art
Did Native Americans from the great plains raise cattle?
No, not until forced to do so by the depletion of their major food source, the Buffalo.
Have the great plains ever been used for farms or ranches?
Yes they have.
Do the plains indans have cows?
Some of them do, at least those that own ranches or farms on their reservations.
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.
Where are Ranching and cattle dominant in?
Ranching and cattle are dominant in regions with vast open spaces suitable for grazing, such as parts of the United States (like Texas and Wyoming), Canada, Australia, and parts of South America (such as Brazil and Argentina). These regions typically have a tradition of livestock production and ranching as an important part of the economy.
How do you think the growth of the cattle kingdom affected the plains Indians?
The growth of the cattle kingdom negatively affected the Plains Indians. Cattle allowed human populations to soar which pushed the Indians out of their homeland.
Why is wheat grown in the great plains?
for cattle to eat
What is the wildlife of gulf coastal plains?
fish, and cattle
