Economic Developments: Agriculture in The West Flashcards
What developments were there for the amount of farms for Missouri from 1870-90?
148,000 farms in Missouri in 1870. By 1890, there were 300,000 farms in Missouri
When did the Oklahoma Land Rush begin?
1889
What caused the Oklahoma Land Rush?
The Government gave away 2 million acres of land in Oklahoma
How many people lived in the Western States of the Great Plains in 1860?
760,000 people
How many people lived in the Western States of the Great Plains in 1890? How much had it gone up?
6 million, it had gone up eight-fold
How much had the Native American Population of the Great Plains gone down from 1860-90?
It had halved
What farming technology using steel was developed in this era?
Steel Ploughs
What was the significance of Steel Ploughs?
It allowed farmers to break through the surface layer of hard land to get to the fertile land
What technology was developed made out of steel to help show where someone owned land in this era?
Steel barbed Wires
What was the significance of Steel barbed wires in The West at the time of mass colonisation?
It would help people know who owned specific areas of land
What part did Steel play in transport to get farmers’ products to other markets?
Steel was a component of the rails
How were developments in steel used with guns?
The steel barrel for a hunting rifle was developed
What was the significance of the steel barrel in rifles?
It made it so that farmers could kill thousands of bison a day
