agriculture Flashcards
1
Q
where did lots of black farmers move to in 1879 for better oppurtunities?
A
Kansas
2
Q
when was the first transcontinental railroad?
A
1869
3
Q
by when was the colonization of native american land virtually complete?
A
1877
4
Q
what was the number of farms in 1870 and 1890?
A
148,000 and 285,000
5
Q
when was grants free land grab in Oklahoma?
A
1889
6
Q
how many west residents were there in 1860 and 1890?
A
760,000 and 6 million
7
Q
what were the weaknesses of the west?
A
natural disasters
unproductive land
indebtedness
8
Q
what were the strengths of the west?
A
the transcontinental railroad
free land
inventions like plows, barbed wire, and steel rails
increased markets and goods
