Pioneers settled in the Great Plains started in Kansas—Nebraska an went westward.
The Dust Bowl and the Depression of the 1930s caused settlers to retreat. There was an
abundance of land and pioneers were eager to go west to settle and claim the land. The
land could be cultivated to raise crops. The two main problems that the settlers faced
were weather and the distance. The weather was a big problem, with blizzards, hail,
and high winds and cold temperatures. In the summer there were periods of drought
which are the worst. Some droughts lasted 35 days and then there were some that
lasted as long as twenty years. I can’t imagine how awful that must have been.
Most of the homes had dirt floors during those days and the houses were built out of
logs that they had cut from the …show more content…
They had no phones or cars to jump into and go to see
their neighbor or go to the store like we do today. The women washed clothes and they
made their own clothes, they didn’t go to the store to buy them. Maybe on a special
occasion, they would buy a new dress, but that’s the only time. They also had to cook
the meals. They didn’t go out to eat like we do. It was either cook it or don’t eat. They
had to bring in water from the nearest stream, to wash clothes, wash themselves, wash dishes or whatever else needed. They didn’t have running water as we do. Also the
women had to be courageous because sometimes wild animals would come around and
the ladies had to know how to defend themselves and their children, and their crops as
well as their farm animals. Another danger for the pioneers was gangs of drunken
cowboys that roamed the prairies. Some of them liked to cause trouble for the settlers.
The settlers stuck together, and all of them helped each other. When one person
needed something the neighbors all came together and pitched in and helped. Like an
old fashioned Barn Raising. That’s the way people should be
The Dust Bowl and the Depression of the 1930s caused settlers to retreat. There was an
abundance of land and pioneers were eager to go west to settle and claim the land. The
land could be cultivated to raise crops. The two main problems that the settlers faced
were weather and the distance. The weather was a big problem, with blizzards, hail,
and high winds and cold temperatures. In the summer there were periods of drought
which are the worst. Some droughts lasted 35 days and then there were some that
lasted as long as twenty years. I can’t imagine how awful that must have been.
Most of the homes had dirt floors during those days and the houses were built out of
logs that they had cut from the …show more content…
They had no phones or cars to jump into and go to see
their neighbor or go to the store like we do today. The women washed clothes and they
made their own clothes, they didn’t go to the store to buy them. Maybe on a special
occasion, they would buy a new dress, but that’s the only time. They also had to cook
the meals. They didn’t go out to eat like we do. It was either cook it or don’t eat. They
had to bring in water from the nearest stream, to wash clothes, wash themselves, wash dishes or whatever else needed. They didn’t have running water as we do. Also the
women had to be courageous because sometimes wild animals would come around and
the ladies had to know how to defend themselves and their children, and their crops as
well as their farm animals. Another danger for the pioneers was gangs of drunken
cowboys that roamed the prairies. Some of them liked to cause trouble for the settlers.
The settlers stuck together, and all of them helped each other. When one person
needed something the neighbors all came together and pitched in and helped. Like an
old fashioned Barn Raising. That’s the way people should be