WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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Allowed farmers to break up dry tough soil of the Great Plains.
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sod house
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windmill
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steel plow
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barbed wire
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Prairie Provinces were settled by British, German Russians (many of them Mennonites), Ukrainians, and Scandinavians. Many of the immigrants were religious, thrifty, hardworking people who developed a strong attachment to the land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Railroads were an important technological advance that made it possible to settle the West. They could bring in supplies at an affordable price. They also made it possible for farmers to ship out their crops and ranchers to ship out their cattle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The invention of barbed wire allowed farmers to keep cattle from nearby ranches off their fields and away from their crops.
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