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What presented the greatest challenge to Plains farmers in the 1800s?
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∙ 10y ago
Settling the frontier was definitely not for the fainthearted. Unsettled areas still had wildlife and native american peoples who had lived there for generations. Later homesteaders were likely to come into conflict with open range cattle or sheep herders who saw the land and the water as theirs even though they did not own it. Killing and sabotage of homesteaders was a common event. Just as we find when we do a DIY project at home, there is always some other tool or material you need. However, in the early homesteading days, people had to be resourceful in repurposing what they had or create the object themselves. Prairies and other lands did not have trees, so people built homes out of sod. Greased paper served as windows. In the southwest, people made bricks of clay that were tempered with straw and gravel. In the late 1800s, as society increased, brickyards, stores, blacksmiths and others came into areas. As the railroads came, then the kits to build houses as well as other building materials came by rail.
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What Indians were the greatest horsemen of the tx plains?
The Comanche.
Why did Plains farmers in late 1800's support bimetallism?
because they were worth 2-4 million, which was enought for the farmers to buy.
What name was given to the plains farmers and others who migrated west during the 1930s?
They were called Sodbusters. In the open Plains they lacked trees so they used sod to build their homes
What were the problems on the Great Plains during the late 19th century?
A problom that farmers faced during the last half of the 19Th century was cheating wifes.
5 inventions that helped farmers in the Great Plains?
I can give you one, barbed wire. It hepled people keep their livestock from running away.
What was the nickname of the plains farmers?
The nickname for plains farmers is okies.
What challenge did the farmers on the plains face?
The plains could not be farmed as easily as other farms. Most parts of the region had little rainfall and very few streams for irrigation. One approach made was called Dry farming witch allowed farmers to farm without water.
Which group was likely to have received land under the homestead act?
plains farmers
Who was likely to receive land provided by the Homestead Act.?
plains farmers~apex
How would you compare and contrast the Plains Village Farmers and the Caddon Mound Builders?
plains farmers
What was the greatest problem faced by the plains farmers in the 1800's?
Weather was one the biggest problems. Hot and windy in the summer. Cold and snowy in the winter.
Why do farmers need to use irrigation in interior plains?
Farmers need to use irrigation because there's little precipitation in the Interior Plains.
Who were likely to receive land provided by the Homestead Act?
Plains farmers
Compared to farmers in the Northeast farmers of the Great Plains were what?
its more dependent on rail roads
Were most of the new settlers who established farms on the Great Plains farmers?
they were homesteaders. not farmers.
Compare To Farmers In The Northeast Farmers Of The Great Plains What?
its more dependent on rail roads
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.
