The Homesteaders Lesson
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Transcript of The Homesteaders Lesson
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The Homesteaders
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Learning objectivesLearning objectives
• To understand who the homesteaders were.
• To understand why they moved onto the Great plains.
• To know what were the problems and solutions of farming on the Great Plains.
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Why did people go West?Why did people go West?
• PUSH
• ENABLING
• PULL
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Who were the Homesteaders? Who were the Homesteaders? PUSH FACTORSPUSH FACTORS
• Homesteaders were small farmers, usually growing crops.
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White Americans from the eastWhite Americans from the east
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European ImmigrantsEuropean Immigrants
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Ex- soldiers from the Civil WarEx- soldiers from the Civil War
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Ex-slavesEx-slaves
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Why were the able to go west? Why were the able to go west? ENABLING FACTORSENABLING FACTORS
• The many Indians had been cleared from these lands and moved onto reservations through a series of treaties. (See page 84)
• 1860s the building of railroads.
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Why did they want to go west?Why did they want to go west?
• Manifest Destiny
• The land was cheap.
• Propaganda.
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Help from the governmentHelp from the government
• The 1862 Homestead Act – (fear of speculators) - all American citizens were entitled to 160 acres of land on the Plains for a fee of just $10. They had to live on the land for five years, and then it was theirs permanently.
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Sod housesSod houses
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Ploughing theland
Water
Size oflandholding
Farmingmachinery
Protectingcrops
Extremes ofweather
Insects
FireGrowing
crops
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• Sodbusters
Wind pumps and dry farming
1873 - Timber and
Culture Act
Turkey Red
Barbed wire
Mass production and railways
Care
Ploughing theland