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Because the government forced them to leave and to sell their property to the railroad company. This displaced them, and they had to find somewhere else to farm and live. The land that they were on was what they lived off of: they had nothing else, unlike today.
Farmers could ship their grain by boat to markets in St. Louis.
Ship
Depends on the mode of transportation and where they were going.
Louisiana Purchase
Railroads could charge as much as they liked.
Railroads could charge as much as they liked.
Farmers use various modes of transportation like trucks, trains, and ships to ship their crops to different markets and distribution centers. The choice of transportation depends on factors such as the distance to be covered, the quantity of the crops, and the destination. Efficient transportation is crucial for ensuring the freshness and quality of the crops when they reach consumers.
Railroads could charge as much as they liked.
Railroads could charge as much as they liked.
Railroads could charge as much as they liked.
The farmers felt that they were being charged to much to ship their crops.
Some of the hardships that farmers had to face were railroads charging excessive prices for farmers in the West to ship/store crops than those in the East, the price of crops was decreasing, and farmers had to mortgage their land to buy more property, which the banks would foreclose. Does this help?
People were farmers (only for themselves NOT cash crops), whalers, blacksmiths, fisherman, and ship builders.
ship and horses
Wheat and corn are two of the easiest crops to grow in almost any soil, rocky or not. It can also be made into smaller products to "ship" for trading.
yes!