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Settling on the Great Plains

Settling on the Great Plains. Section 13-2 pp. 420-424. Preview Questions . How did the U.S. government encourage people to go west? What was life like for settlers of the West? . Settlers Move Westward . Railroads Facilitate Western Growth

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Settling on the Great Plains

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  1. Settling on the Great Plains Section 13-2 pp. 420-424

  2. Preview Questions • How did the U.S. government encourage people to go west? • What was life like for settlers of the West?

  3. Settlers Move Westward • Railroads Facilitate Western Growth • Government gives land grants to RR companies so the companies will build RRs to the West • Union Pacific RR and Central Pacific RR compete to lay more track than the other company • Work done by veterans and immigrants

  4. Government Supports Settlement • Homestead Act: • Gave 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm it for five years • Included exodusters • Oklahoma Land Giveaway • Created “sooners”

  5. Settlers Meet Challenges of Plains • Challenges Included • Environmental Challenges • Loneliness • Amount of Work • Low Crop Prices • High Shipping Prices • High Equipment Prices • Loans

  6. Settlers Meet Challenges • Morrill Act • Established agricultural colleges • Bonanza Farms • Large single crop farms

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