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How did the railroad benefit from selling land at low prices?
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It was used as a building material to make walls and roofs of their homes.
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What probably happened to the Native Americans who lived on the plains as the thousands of new settlers arrived?
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They faced prairie fires, unpredictable weather, and swarms of grashoppers and locusts.
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What factors made farming difficult on the plains?
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The settlers would end up replacing the Plains Indians as the inhabitants in the area.
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How did the settlers use sod?
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They used technology like windmills to irrigate the land, barbed wire,and new wheat from Russia.
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What were some negative effects of living in soddies?
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Whites: looked for cheap land, build better lives
Blacks: look for homes safe from violence and discrimination, build better lives |
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What hardships/obstacles did settlers face?
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The homes were dark, uncomfortable, and contained insects. When it rained, the roof usually leaked.
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With all the hardships, why might the people have continued to settle there?
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They were African Americans who settled in Kansas in search for the "promised land".
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How did people become successful farmers?
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They would make large profits shipping goods and transporting people if towns and farms grew up along their lines.
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Who were the exodusters?
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People were willing to struggle in order to own land; some had no other place to go.
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Compare the reasons that both white and black homesteaders left their homes to settle on the Great Plains.
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The lack of trees and water as well as the harsh climate made it difficult.
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