Farmers and Farmer's Problem (Bellringer 1/26)

Promised settlers cheap land (160 acres) if they settled or improved the land. Increased westward expansion

• Homestead Act

• Reservation System

• Populist Party

• Dawes Act

1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners with the goal of turning natives into farmers. Led to sell off of Indian lands.

• Reservation System

• Dawes Act

• Populist Party

• Homestead Act

Agricultural overproduction, scarcity of money, high shipping costs, debt, and rural isolation.

• Monopoly

• Farmers Problems

• Pull Factors of Westward Expansion

• Cross of Gold Speech

To acquire 160 acres of land the Homestead Act required that 

• a house was built.
• cattle were fenced.
• both answers are correct

Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?

• Gold
• Logging
• Silk production
• Farming

The Grange was...

• an organization created to support farmers
• a house
• a place Homesteaders lived
• an organization for Mormons

The Morrill Land Grant Act...

• gave land to poor farmers
• gave land to anyone willing to move west
• gave land to colleges and universities who wanted to improve on agricultural techniques
• gave land to former slaves

the farmers were extremely angry with...

• the railroad companies
• the buffalo
• the invasive species
• Charmander burning down their farms

What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
• Sickness or disease
• Fights with Native Americans
• Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes

How did the transcontinental railroad change the economy of the United States?

• It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago. 
• It transported people to the cities to work in factories. 
• It transported Native Americans to the west. 
•  It transported raw materials to build factories in the west. 

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