WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Grazing cattle damaged growing crops of nearby farms.
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Ranchers and miners used more water than allowed by local contracts.
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Farmers demanded water rights from ranchers.
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Growing crops made mroe alnd available for grazing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What conflict arose between farmers and ranchers settling western lands? Grazing cattle damaged growing crops of nearby farms. Farmers demanded water rights from ranchers. Ranchers and miners used more water than allowed by local contracts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was one impact of the increased western population on the nation? Colorado, the Dakotas, and other territories became states.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first houses built by western settlers were typically made of mud and sod with thatch roofs, as there was little timber for building. Rain, when it arrived, presented constant problems for these sod houses, with mud falling into food, and vermin, most notably lice, scampering across bedding.
Detailed explanation-5: -Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age.