RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Question
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Sod made the houses easy to heat
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Sod was a readily available resource
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Sod protected the settlers from the buffalo
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Sod was an insect-proof material
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did many early settlers on the Great Plains build sod houses? They build sod houses (soddies) because there was not much lumber around that they could use to build homes.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were cool in the summer, warm in the winter and good shelter from the wild prairie weather. The fact that they were basically made of dirt made them virtually fireproof.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the pioneers often make their houses out of sod bricks? Since the Prairie did not have many trees, wood was hard to find. So, the pioneers made houses out of sod bricks.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was a most common shelter on the Texas plains and prairies, where timber for building was scarce. Dugouts were temporary and served as dwellings only until more sophisticated buildings could be erected.
Detailed explanation-5: -The sod house, or “soddy, ” was one of the most common dwellings in the frontier west. The long, tough grasses of the plains had tight, intricate root systems, and the earth in which they were contained could be cut into flexible, yet strong, bricks.