Farming Flashcards

1
Q

how did the homestead act help farming

A

encouraged eastern settlers to the plains

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2
Q

how did the Merrill act help farming

A

educate farming

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3
Q

what were farmers subjected to

A

boom bust economies

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4
Q

how many homesteaders were repossessed

A

11,000 between 1889-1893

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5
Q

what did the eastern plains become

A

the breadbasket for the USA and Europe

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6
Q

what were large scale farms called

A

bonanza farms owned by corporations in Minnesota which had investments for new machiney and sufficient in size 400 acres for profit

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7
Q

how did railways help farmers

A

carried machinery seeds fertilisers out the plains and produce from market

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8
Q

what was the increase of wheat production

A

1.2 billion litres in 1865 to 7 billion by 1900

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9
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how did this increase population growth

A

1 million in Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota in 1860 to over 7 million by 1900

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