Settling the Plains.

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Settling the Plains

After the Civil War, millions of people in the south were poor and landless Homestead Act – You can have 160 acres for free if you live on it for 5 years and improve it Many African Americans the Great Plains after the Civil War The Railroads were growing making It easier to head west

New Technology The steel plow allowed farmers to break up the thick sod Windmills made it possible to get water from deep underground Barbed wire made it possible for farmers to fence in their land Reapers & threshers – helped harvest crops

Sod Houses The lack of trees on the Plains made it necessary to use sod as a building material. It also meant burning Buffalo and cow dung “chips” for heat

Hazards of Farming on the Plains Farmers had to deal with blizzards, fires, hailstorms, tornados, drought, & locusts. Railroads charges high fees to ship farmer’s grain to market.

Cities & Towns Cities and towns grew up along railroads or near valuable resources. Railroads connected them to the major markets in the east