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By the time there was anyone settling the Great Plains in the 1800's few were European immigrants. The settlement of the plains came as small homesteads and farms. The plains still exist as it did over a 100 years ago. Great expanses of grasslands still exist and the ruts of covered wagon wheels can still be seen. Most of the people were heading to California , Oregon, or Washington instead of staying in the plains area. Life in,the plains was hard with no trees, little water, and the weather could range from hot days to blizzards.
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What year did thousands for settlers head for the great plains?
1783
A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was?
The scarcity of water.
European settlers and Americans transformed the Great Plains from to?
natural grassland; fields of corn
Who settled the Great Plains?
On the great plains, the homes of settlers were called homesteads. These types of people were farmers, cowboys, miners and railroad workers. Also ranchers and single workers settled here.
What did the Great Plains states have for western settlers in the years following the civil war?
farmland and space
How did life change for native Americans when settlers began to arrive on the great plains?
it just kinda happened...
When did settlers head for the great plains?
1783
When did the settlers go to the great plains?
they came in the 1850s
What did settlers call the great plains?
It was called the Great American Desert.
Which major event brought many settlers to the Great Plains states?
The passage of the Homestead Acts led many settlers to the Great Plains states. These acts gave ownership of land to settlers at little to no cost.
Why did settler on the great plains give up and move?
The settlers on the Great Plains gave up and moved because they wanted to explore. They could not thrive in the Great Plains.
Who lived on the great plains before the settlers arrived?
natives.
What year did thousands for settlers head for the great plains?
1783
How did settlers plan crops in the great plains?
by growing there food
Why was the homestead necessary?
Few settlers had moved to the Great Plains.
What was a house made by settlers in the great plains?
The great plains were a very dry place. People made there houses out of mud and straw
What was the common use for sod by settlers in the Great Plains?
To build houses
