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Hardships of the Great Plains Settlers. Lack of building materials. Few trees Lumber shipped in: expensive. How did they adjust?. Used Sod that busted up for houses Used Barbed Wire for fencing in crops When money was made from crops/ bought wood. . How did people adjust? . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hardships of the Great Plains Settlers
Lack of building materials Few trees Lumber shipped in: expensive
How did they adjust?• Used Sod that busted
up for houses• Used Barbed Wire for
fencing in crops• When money was made
from crops/ bought wood.
How did people adjust? • Windmills helped to get
water to areas • Steel Plow helped break
through sod
Natural Geography • Mountain range both
sides• Hard to travel out• Water was not always
available.• Land near rivers and
streams taken quickly.
Climate Conditions Winter- blizzards• Spring – tornadoes, hail,
floods• Summer- extreme heat• Fall- dry grass/fires
spark
Isolation *Travel between settlements difficult• Communication not
available.• Made them
independent.
Lack of revenue• Farming only way to
make money• Far away from industry• If had bad year for
crops/ disaster for farm.
Rail RoadHow do you think the railroad helped the settlers overcome some of these hardships?