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the US government encouraged the settlement of the great plains with the homestead act of 1862, promising 160 acres to any family that stays and cultivates the land for 5 years

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Why was there competition between ranchers and farmers to settle the Great Plains?

There was competition between ranchers and farmers to settle in the Great Plains because they wanted to have more land.


What do you call a great plains farmer?

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Compared to farmers in the Northeast farmers of the Great Plains were what?

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Compare To Farmers In The Northeast Farmers Of The Great Plains What?

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How did European farmers contribute to the success of farming on the great Plains?

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Why did farmers have difficulty on the great plains?

Because of the dust bowl duststorm


What economic effect did World War 1 have on plains wheat farmers?

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