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AMH 2020 chapter 1 test University Of Central Florida Question and answers already passed AMH 2020 chapter 1 test Why did farmers migrate into the semi-arid areas of western Kansas, Nebraska, and eastern Colorado in the 1870s and 1880s? - correct answer One was the Homestead Act of 1862, w...

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Why did farmers migrate into the semi-arid areas of western Kansas,
Nebraska, and eastern Colorado in the 1870s and 1880s? - correct answer
✔One was the Homestead Act of 1862, which promised free land to any
citizen or prospective citizen who would live on it and farm it for five years; the
other the emergence of the railroads. Together, these two factors pushed
homesteaders across the frontier into the Dakotas, western Nebraska,
Kansas, and Oklahoma and across the Rocky Mountains.


who were the cowboys - correct answer ✔-Young single men
-Black American, Indian, Spanish and Mexican, as well as white American
-Former soldiers or drifters
-Criminals on the run
-Tough, hard working and hard drinking
-Rode between 12 and 24 hours a day in all weathers
-Often worked miles apart so could be lonely
most cowboys were hardworking,
ethnic minorities who spent their days in the saddle in all type of weather
surrounded by methane-producing cattle for weeks on end.
Yes, some cowboys were white males. Ex-Confederate soldiers escaping the
devastation of the Civil War to start life anew. But, also former slaves,
Mexicans, or some Chinese who had worked on the railroads.


problems between cowboys ranchers etc - correct answer ✔The last thing
those farmers wanted was herds of cattle trampling across their crops. It was
not unusual for farmers to get out their rifles when cattle were near and start
shooting at them. Now, as the cowboy, the last thing you needed was a
stampede of the herd. Enter a man by the name of Joseph Glidden. Do you
know what he invented? he invented Barbed Wire. Now you have farmers
fencing in their lands, you can imagine what barbed wire does to flesh.

,Sheepherders will also take advantage of the free grazing land, leading to
"Range Wars" where cattlemen and sheepherders took shots at each other
and their herds. Then some ranchers came up with the idea - if I am making
this much money with 200 head of cattle, just think how much more I could
make if I had 400 head of cattle. Bad idea, this led to overgrazing, too much
competition for food.


solution to ranchers fight against bad weather - correct answer ✔The "Open
Range" industry never recovered. However, this did cause a change in the
thought process of cattle producers. They realized to survive they had to do
things differently. Ranchers start taking advantage of barbed wire to keep
cattle fenced in. They took part of their lands and start to plant hay, that way
they'll have food during the winter months. The building of shelters for cattle
and also smaller herds, the ideas became quality over quantity.


Cattle ranching - correct answer ✔cattle ranching is a Mexican industry by
heritage. The Mexicans developed the techniques associated with cowboys
and cattle. The equipment - Chaps, Spurs, and the Western Saddle. The
techniques The Round-up, Branding and so on. some cowboys were white
males. Ex-Confederate soldiers escaping the devastation of the Civil War to
start life anew. But, also former slaves, Mexicans, or some Chinese who had
worked on the railroads.Cattle ranching became highly profitable after the Civil
War Because of the increasing demand for beef from the East.
cattle out on the open range where the temperatures reached into the 20's
and many times below freezing. Deep snow covers the ground, so deep that
the cattle cannot paw the ground to get to the grass underneath. Needless to
say, there was a large loss of life because of freezing or starving to death.
Then along comes the summer of 1886, drought conditions, very little rainfall.
The grass did not grow, rivers, streams, and creeks dried up, leading to more
loss of life. Then the winter of 1886-87 with the same weather conditions as
the previous winter, more loss. The "Open Range" industry never recovered.
However, this did cause a change in the thought process of cattle producers.
They realized to survive they had to do things differently. Ranchers start
taking advantage of barbed wire to keep cattle fenced in. They took part of
their lands and start to plant hay, that way they'll have food during the winter

,months. The building of shelters for cattle and also smaller herds, the ideas
became quality over quantity.


Were the farmer's attempts to farm the "Great American Desert" successful? -
correct answer ✔More farmers failed than succeeded. Those that did, made
the necessary adjustments to life on the plains. They dug deepwater wells and
pumped the water out of the ground using windmills. Dug crop furrows
deeper.


Life out on the plains and its problems - correct answer ✔Blizzards
tornadoes grasshoppers hail storms drought prairie fires accidental death and
disease were only some of the catastrophes. Poor farmers made houses from
sod (sodbusters), water was scarce


How did ranching change in the late 19th century, and why? - correct answer
✔became highly profitable after the Civil War. Why? Because of the
increasing demand for beef from the East.
Ranchers start taking advantage of barbed wire to keep cattle fenced in. They
took part of their lands and start to plant hay, that way they'll have food during
the winter months. The building of shelters for cattle and also smaller herds,
the ideas became quality over quantity.


What was the New South supposed to be? Did the reality of the New South
live up to the ideal? - correct answer ✔The post-Civil War South, for the
most part, stayed rural and agricultural. They farmed and grew cotton. It was
described as the "New South", but for the most part, it was not. Slavery was
replaced by Tenant Farming or Sharecropping. textile industry moved south
after the Civil War because of cheaper labor.
there was some industry, the cigarette rolling machine was invented in the
1880s, giving a boost to the tobacco industry. Iron ore deposits were
discovered in and around the Birmingham, Alabama area, allowing for the
growth of a small iron and steel industry in Birmingham, the city's nickname,
"Pittsburgh of the South".

, How did American farming change in the late 19th century? - correct answer
✔it was no longer done just to survive, farming was now done for profit
many farmers in the Gilded Age became commercial farmers, specializing in a
cash crop like wheat, which were sold in national or international markets. But,
by doing this they became more dependent on others - Banks, Interest Rates,
Railroads, Grain Elevator Operators and the rates both charged to store and
then ship the product to market to be converted into a finished product, and
the Commodity Market with its up and downs with prices.


How did the federal government's economic policies hurt farmers in the late
19th century? - correct answer ✔the act was the 160 acres, that acreage
was based on Eastern farming standards. The subsistence farmer, the man
who worked the land along with his family for survival, could not make a
profit,160 acres was too small for grazing cattle or sheep. 160 acres was not
enough for grain farmers to make a profit. The government didn't take into
account the increased mechanization of farming. Thanks to horse-drawn
seeders, reapers, and threshers, farmers no longer used the sickle or scythe.
Which meant more upfront costs to the farmer, 160 just wasn't enough to earn
back what you had laid out.


How did mining change in the late 19th century? - correct answer ✔When
precious metals were initially discovered they were surface deposits and
mined by individual prospectors or men and their families panning for gold.
This created mining camps or Boom Towns.


Mining - correct answer ✔The first economic boom to the West was mining
with the discovery of gold in California in 1849. Followed by gold in Colorado
in 1859, the Comstock Lode (Silver) in Nevada. Gold was also discovered in
the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory in 1874. A large copper strike called the
Anacosta Mine was discovered in Arizona in 1881.
When the surface deposits of whatever ran out - Ghost Towns were created -
people simply packed up and moved on.However, there were many mines
where the deposits were large enough to last for several years, an example

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