Today, we did projects again.
Ch. 5.2:
1872- yellowstone national park was made
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
the homestead act gave settlers up to 160 acres of land
you had to file an application, improve the land, and file for deed of title
the african american took advantage of this
meant to help common people but rich people took advantage of the system
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
dugouts- people dug them out of the hills
soddies- buildings made of sticks and mud or dirt
settlers lived off the land
when it rained their shelter would flood
very small homes
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
the farmland was very dry there
the soil wasn't good so they came up with different farming equipment
john deere
mccormik
wood lacked on the plains so they came up with other things to use in place of wood
agricultural education- morril act of 1862 and hatch act 1887
hatch act gave land grants
morril act of 1862- also land grant college act
first passed in 1862
iowa state came about this way
morril act of 1890- stated that separate lleges for different races had to make an eqal amount of the funds to be reeived under the act
farmers is debt
farmers had to borrown money to pay for elaborate machinery because they were so expensive
causes
no workers
weather
felt threatened
competetion
farmers were faced with child labor and low wages
felt pressure from the rising of shipping grain
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
1880s the price of crops were oing down andland wasn't good for farming
debt was the big thing that the farmers had problems with
the greenbacks
fake money that people were printing off
put the farmers even more in debt
the railroad problems
thee railroads made agreements to raise prices to transport grains
farmers alliance
the farmers got sick of always getting the bad end of the stick
a group of farmers called the grange was farmed so that they could be more threatening to get what they want
the railroads
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
the industrial revolution happened because of all the new resources like gold, coal, lumber
growing population
cheap labor
markets for new products
laissez-faire is good but you cant have too much of it
black gold
steel is another thing that cause it to take off
producing large amounts of steel was pretty pracitical and fairly cheap
the railroads were one of the biggest consumers of steels for the tracks and stuff
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
black gold is a term used for crude oil
used for medicine
used in lamps
started the oil rush
back then they threw away gasoline
steel allowed railroad tracks to be built, tractors to be made. allowed arcitechts to build bigger, taller buildings
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
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