Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?Homestead Act is an act that lets any citizen to have up to 160 acres of land for the man of each household, so 600,000 people settled the Great Plains-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?Weather, Indians, animals-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Weather, hard soilCh. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Low crop prices, high prices of railroad shipping-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
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