Discussing ITED scheduals and credit for the tests.The rest of this sections notes are on the daily reflective blog for Friday, October 25.2Hardships in the WestWeather conditions such as blizzards, droughts, and locus plaquesDidn't have anything to build houses out of. Built them out of the land. (dugouts and sod homes)Working the LandEveryone helped around the farm. Even women and children.Plows, Harrow, Seed Drill, Barbed Wire, and the Reaper were invented and helped make planting a lot easier.Faster to harvest because of the hard soil.DebtsExpensive Machinery left farmers in debt. Had to barrow money most of the time.-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Chapter 6.1A New Industrial AgeExpansion of IndustryWhat things allowed the Industrial Revalusion to started?1. The U.S. had a lot of Industrual resouces.2. Government support for business.3. Growing Urban population that provided cheap labor. And provided markets to sell the goods.
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