Posted by 7Andrew on September 26, 2011 at 12:48pm
Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?1874 both sides fo railroads linked togetherhomestead act act thtat lets andy citizen signing up for citizen to have up to 160 acres of land for the man each housholdpeple thought ist was a good deal adn took the deal and moved their-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?weather was rain blizards, droughtsdugouth or soddies for weather except when the rain camewomen did alot helped harvest adn stuff for comunity-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?hard soildevt was a big dealusually would get into more devbst but sometimes got betterrailroads not fare to the farmersgave the m land at really high pricesCh. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?pirce of crops droppedhad tro buy more land for mor cropsrailroad not fair with pricesbushel fellfrom 2 dollars t o68 centsmajor debtoutragously priced fotr shipment fo crops like corn and wheat-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
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