Railroad land grants were:

public land given to the railroads by the government. In exchange, the railroads built tracts to specific locations.

free land given to settlers by thte government.

land that was fenced for cattle drives.

land given bthe government to emigrant Indian tribes.

When the government gave public lands to the railroad it was:

An incentive for the railroads to build where they would not otherwise build.

For the railroad to give away the land to cattle ranchers.

To provide the railroad with a monopoly.

To stop Texas fever from coming to Kansas.

"Rain follows the plow" means:

Once the priarie is cultivated the climate will change to bring more rain.

The only way for rain to fall on fields is for the fields to be plowed.

Rain makers walk behind the plows as the farmers plow the ground.

In Kansas we like to exaggerate the success of our agriculture.

The cattle drives from Texas to Kansas took place after the Civil War. Why was it profitable to take cattle east?

Beef shortage in the east but an abundance of cattle in Texas.

Cattle was sold at a higher price in the east.

Where a person lived in Kansas, whether in the country or the city, affected his or her access to goods and services. Which answers below explain why.

The closer you lived to the railroad the more goods and services you had access to.

Railroads stopped in the cities giving city dwellers easy access.

Living in the country was a little more isolating.

What is an example of ways in which mechanized equipment on the farm saved time?

Mechanical threshing allowed farmers to grow more grain.

When threshing was done by hand the farmer was limited and could only grow the amount he could thresh.

Mechanized equipment saved time and resulted in the need for less hired help.

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