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What caused the increase of farmers in the west after the civil war?
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What economic and social factors changed the west after the civil war?
There are different economic and social factors that changed the west after the civil war. The slaves claimed huge parcels of land where they engaged in farming activities. The small white farmers were pushed to poverty by the war.
Why was there an increase in black cowboys after the civil war?
There was an increase of Afro-Americans in many areas of civilian and military life after the US Civil War. Certainly the "West" was a good place for freed slaves to go inasmuch as much of the new territories either had farmlands in which freed slaves had experience as well as handling livestock. Both these types of work were found in the South before the US Civil War.
What groups did not settle in large numbers in the West after the Civil War?
Japanese immigrants did not settle in large number in the West after the Civil War.
Why did the union soldiers of the American Civil War west blue?
that was the color of the American soldiers prior to the civil war
How did the Civil War Create West Virginia?
Because of the slavery. Many people were disagreed with slavery which led to civil war but Virginia wanted to keep slavery so they created another country. since it was in the west they called it West Virginia.
What recourse issue caused problems between miners ranchers and farmers in the west?
limited water
What resources issue caused problems between miner ranchers and farmers in the west?
Limited water supply
The discovery of what caused a rapid increase in population of the west?
I believe the answer is precious metals - gold and silver.
What did the act do?
Encouraged small farms in the Great Plains Provided incentives for settlers to farm in the West increase farming in the west it gave farmers 160 acres of land
How the southern farmers a alliance deal with race?
The Farmers Alliance was formed to try to help farmers to become profitable again after the Civil War. The Southern Farmers Alliance, unlike the other alliances in the north and the mid-west excluded black farmers from their organization. This exclusion led to African American farmers making an alliance of their own.
What were farmers' cooperatives most common among?
Farmers' cooperatives were common among fruit growers in the west.
What economic and social factors changed the west after the civil war?
There are different economic and social factors that changed the west after the civil war. The slaves claimed huge parcels of land where they engaged in farming activities. The small white farmers were pushed to poverty by the war.
What was the transportation of farmers who moved west?
horse
What is a common problem of farmers in the west?
drought
In what section of the country did populists gain their greatest support?
From Farmers mainly in the Mid-West and West United States. Mainly Kansas,, Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada.
Who benefited most from Andrew Jackson's plan to remove American Indians to the West?
Farmers?
Why did farmers and entrepreneurs head west in the 1840s and 50s?
Better chance for farmers to become wealthy
