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Plains Settlement Flashcards

1
Q

What was the Plains called?

A

The Great American Desert

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2
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problems on the Plains?

A

Natural Disasters
Extreme Weather
Poor Soil
Drought
Lack of Building Materials
Lack of Water

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3
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2 example of Natural disasters on plains?

A

Plagues of Rocky Mountian Grasshoppers eating crops (Nebraska 1856)

Prairie fires

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4
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When did Grasshoppers eat all the crops in Nebraska?

A

1856

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5
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Example of Drought on the Plains?

A

Kansas –> 1859-1860

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6
Q

What did Plains settlers use as fuel?

A

Buffalo or Cow chips

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7
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How deep were water wells on the plains?

A

300m

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8
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What type of Homes did early Plains settlers use?

A

Sod houses

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9
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Good about Sod Houses?

A
  • Cheap
  • Warm in winter and Cool in Summer
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10
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Bad about Sod Houses?

A
  • Water leak through roof
  • Full of pests
  • Diseases easy to spread
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11
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Examples of Pests in Sod Houses?

A
  • Bed bugs
  • Fleas
  • Mice
  • Snakes
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12
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When did the government first start encouraging settlement of the plains?

A

1850s

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13
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When was the Homesteaders Act?

A

1862

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14
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Who could not partake in the Homesteaders act?

A

Indians

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15
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Who could partake in the Homesteaders act?

A

Anyone over 21 years
- Ex-slaves
- Ex-soldiers
- Women
- Men

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16
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How much lang could a person claim for $10, due to the Homesteaders act?

A

160 acres

17
Q

After how many years could someone prove up, in the Homesteaders act?

A

5 years

18
Q

Homesteaders act:
How much could Homesteaders buy the Land for if they could prove they had farmed it?

A

$30

19
Q

How much of Nebraska was claimed by the Homesteaders act?

A

Half

20
Q

How much land was claimed in the Homesteaders act by 1867?

A

6 million acres

21
Q

How much land was eventually claimed by the Homesteaders act?

A

80 million acres

22
Q

How much of the Plains was actually homesteaded?

A

80/500 million acres
26%

23
Q

How much land of the Plains was given to railroad companies?

A

300 million acres

24
Q

Who used the Homesteaders act to enlarge their ranches?

A

Cattle Barons

25
Q

How many Homesteaders quit before 5 years?

A

60%

26
Q

When was the Timbre Culture Act?

A

1873

27
Q

Timbre Culture act?

A

Plant trees on 40 acres of land, the government would give an extra 160 acres

28
Q

When was the Desert Land Act?

A

1877

29
Q

What was the Desert Land Act?

A

Homesteaders could cheaply buy 640 acres of land, except this land had low rainfall

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