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This preview shows page 1 out of 1 page. 1.Why was cattle ranching an important business for the Great Plains?2.What developments of the late 1800’s attracted settlers to endure the hardships of the GreatPlains?3.How did the arrival of new settlers affect the Plains Indians?4.What were two significant factors in the growth of the U.S. industry?5.Which invention do you think had the most lasting influence?6.How did laisses-faire economics encourage businesses to industrialize?7.How did the transcontinental railroad transform the West?8.How did government grants to build railroads result in large-scale corporations?9.What advantages do large corporations have over small businesses?10.Why did workers try to form unions in the late 1800’s?1.Cattle ranching was an important business for the great plains because it was aspacious area that could tend a lot of cattle. The more cattle that was tended, the morebeef could sell, which means money for the ranchers and food for the colonists. End of preview. Want to read the entire page? Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document This preview shows page 1 out of 1 page. 1.Why was cattle ranching an important business for the Great Plains? Get answer to your question and much more 2.What developments of the late 1800’s attracted settlers to endure thehardships of the Great Plains? Get answer to your question and much more 3.How did the arrival of new settlers affect the Plains Indians? Get answer to your question and much more 4.What were two significant factors in the growth of the U.S. industry? Get answer to your question and much more 5.Which invention do you think had the most lasting influence? Get answer to your question and much more 6.How did laisses-faire economics encourage businesses to industrialize? End of preview. Want to read the entire page? Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document What attracted settlers to the Great Plains after the Civil War?After 1865, thousands of settlers moved onto the Plains. Freed slaves went there to start a new life as freemen, or to escape economic problems after the Civil War. European immigrants flooded onto the Great Plains, seeking political or religious freedom, or simply to escape poverty in their own country.
What encourage settlers to move to the Great Plains?The Homestead Act encouraged settlers to move to the Great Plains. Life was hard, but settlers discovered that they could grow wheat using new technologies. By 1890 the land had been settled and farmed, and there was no longer a true frontier in the United States.
What was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains?Water shortages – low rainfall and few rivers and streams meant there was not enough water for crops or livestock. Few building materials – there were not many trees on the Great Plains so there was little timber to use for building houses or fences. Many had to build houses out of earth.
What were the factors that contributed to the development of the Great Plains?Students' answers will vary but they should mention some of the following factors: the free land provided to people willing to work the land; the decade of unusually frequent rain; the global demand for wheat; the Great Plains' suitability for bonanza wheat farming; and the new farming technologies developed in the ...
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What developments of the late 1800’s attracted settlers to endure the hardships of the great plains?
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