Homesteaders (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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What were homesteaders?
What were homesteaders?
Settlers who moved west to farm the Great Plains
Sod houses made from
Sod houses made from
Blocks of earth and prairie grass
When was barbed wire invented?
When was barbed wire invented?
1874 - revolutionized Plains farming
Solution to Plains water scarcity
Solution to Plains water scarcity
Wind pumps to extract underground water
Plains temperature extremes
Plains temperature extremes
-40°F in winter to over 100°F in summer
Turkey Red wheat origin
Turkey Red wheat origin
Russia; hardy variety thriving in Plains conditions
Homestead Act (1862) land grant
Homestead Act (1862) land grant
160 acres per family
Timber Culture Act 1873 provision
Timber Culture Act 1873 provision
Additional 160 acres if trees planted on half
Desert Land Act 1877 land amount
Desert Land Act 1877 land amount
640 acres of desert land at low cost
Homestead isolation severity
Homestead isolation severity
Some lived over 20 miles from nearest neighbour
Women's role in homestead healthcare
Women's role in homestead healthcare
Provided medical care using home remedies and traditional treatments
Grasshopper swarms 1870s impact
Grasshopper swarms 1870s impact
Stripped fields bare in hours, devastating crops
Railroad expansion benefit
Railroad expansion benefit
Connected remote homesteads to towns; enabled supply transport
Dry farming methods purpose
Dry farming methods purpose
Conserve rainwater in low-rainfall Plains conditions