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In the 19th century why did large numbers of Americans who migrated to the great plains become involved in ecomomic activities related to agriculture?
In 1862, the Homestead Act was passed in the United States. The Act gave settlers parts of the flat and fertile Great Plains land. Many people moved to the Great Plains as a result and began to farm the land. While the climate was often dry and crops often failed, the building of irrigation systems to carry water to dry places allowed the Great Plains to become a very productive crop growing area. , the Homestead Act was passed in the United States. The Act gave settlers parts of the flat and fertile Great Plains land. Many people moved to the Great Plains as a result and began to farm the land. While the climate was often dry and crops often failed, the building of irrigation systems to carry water to dry places allowed the Great Plains to become a very productive crop growing area. In 1862, the Homestead Act was passed in the United States. The Act gave settlers parts of the flat and fertile Great Plains land. Many people moved to the Great Plains as a result and began to farm the land. While the climate was often dry and crops often failed, the building of irrigation systems to carry water to dry places allowed the Great Plains to become a very productive crop growing area.
Most Northeastern farmers could grow a wide variety of crops while Great Plains farmers were often limited to growing only a few varieties of crops such as wheat Why?
Rainfall and growing season length determine crop production.
Which was the most important crop in America by 1860s?
Cotton was the most important crop in America by 1860.
Crop rotation inventor?
Middle Eastern farmers were the inventors of crop rotations. They were known to practice crop rotation as early as 6000 BC.
Staple crop of 13 colonies?
South Carolina's staple crops were rice and indigo. http://www.sparknotes.com/101/us_history_one/colonial_life/southern_colonies.html
What is the great plains main crop?
wheat
What is important to the great plain area?
Wheat is a crop important to the Great Plains.
Why was whear a suitable crop to grow on the great plains?
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What types of crops are grown at the great plains?
Corn, wheat, barely, sorghum, soybeans, lentils, and field peas are some crops that are grown on the Great Plains. and way more things and they were all good for your body system
An important crop of the Great Plains area is what?
cotton fool:)
What crop grown in the northern Great Plains of the USA supplies us with sugar?
Sugarbeets.
What is the most common crop grown in Britain?
the modt common crop grown in Britain is wheat.
What were some disadvantages of farming on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?
The answer is "There were frequent crop failures due to lack of rain."
What was life like on the plains during the Great Depression?
During the Great Depression years, in the Dust Bowl states, located in the Great Plains, dust and dirt 'devoured' many crops leaving farmers without adequate earnings and crop yields.
Mennonite immigrants from Ukraine are credited with the introduction of what crop to the Great Plains?
The Mennonite settlers brought with them hard winter wheat. It was better adapted to the dry growing conditions of the Great Plains than were the wheat strains grown there earlier.
What crop is most common in California?
oranges halo
What is the most common crop circle?
corn and potatoes
