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Work Cited

~http://generalstore.eparks.com/store/product/93543/Morrill-Act-of-1862-Pin/

~http://www.philaprintshop.com/colleges.html

~http://www.machine-history.com/Agricultural%20Machinery

~http://fargohistory.com/first-large-scale-farm/

~http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/stories/bushfarm.htm

~http://photoblog.statesman.com/dry-season-the-texas-drought-of-2011

~https://yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com/tag/1868/

~https://extension.umass.edu/floriculture/fact-sheets/moving-cool-tolerant-plants-outdoors-risks-and-benefits

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  • 1 title slide
  • 5 key Facts- 1 fact & 1 picture per lside
  • 1 work cited slide
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  • RSG (pg. 138)
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Settling on the Great Plains

  • To make more money, farmers often had to raise more crops
  • Bonanza Farms (huge single-crop farms) were the outcome
  • As crop prices fell, farmers ended up losing money
  • By 1900~ the average farmer had nearly 150 acres under cultivation
  • 1885 & 1890~ major drought caused many bonanza farms to fold

Chapter 13 Section 2

  • Morrill Act of 1862 & 1890~ helped establish agricultural colleges and agricultural experiment stations on Great Plains
  • Researchers developed new types of crops and new growing methods
  • Farmers often went into debt trying to buy the new farming equipment

Question

2) Name at least one social and economic hardship settlers faced.

Answer:

  • Social--> Homesteaders were largely isolated and didn't interact with other
  • Economic--> Many farmers faced debt due to new technology and not enough production

Kaelyn Edwards

12-11-2014

  • Bonanza farms could not compete with the smaller farmers who were more flexible in the crops they grew
  • The price of shipping out the crops also added to the farmer's debt
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